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Halt in drilling by one of North Dakota's largest oil producers expected to bring layoffs

Continental Resources will halt three drilling rigs by February due to crude prices near or below $50–$65 per barrel, risking layoffs and reducing North Dakota rig counts.

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BISMARCK — A stop to oil drilling in North Dakota by one of the largest producers in the state will likely lead to layoffs but is “nothing new” to the industry, experts said. Harold Hamm, founder of Continental Resources, said his company plans to stop drilling in North Dakota’s Bakken formation for the first time in 30 years because of low crude oil prices, according to a Monday, Jan. 19, report. At a North Dakota Industrial Commission meeting …

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Inforum broke the news in Fargo, United States on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
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