Whiting Petroleum Corporation was founded by Kenneth R. Whiting in Denver, Colorado in 1980.
The company merged with Keba Oil & Gas and Hingeline-Overthrust in 1983.
In 1992 Alliant Energy acquired Whiting Petroleum in a $27.5 million deal.
Today Whiting Petroleum is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with proven reserves of 438.5 million barrels of oil equivalent and production of 94.5 million barrels of oil per day.
The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WLL, is #764 in the Fortune 1000, has 958 employees, and had $3.06 billion in revenue in 2014.
Whiting Petroleum CorporationWhiting Petroleum Corporation was founded by Kenneth R. Whiting in Denver, Colorado in 1980.
The company merged with Keba Oil & Gas and Hingeline-Overthrust in 1983.
In 1992 Alliant Energy acquired Whiting Petroleum in a $27.5 million deal.
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Today Whiting Petroleum is an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with proven reserves of 438.5 million barrels of oil equivalent and production of 94.5 million barrels of oil per day.
The company trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol WLL, is #764 in the Fortune 1000, has 958 employees, and had $3.06 billion in revenue in 2014.