Continental Resources, Inc. Announces Doug Lawler as President

Continental Resources, Inc. is an independent crude oil and natural gas company. The Company is engaged in the exploration, development, management, and production of crude oil and natural gas and associated products in the North, South, and East regions of the United States. The Company's North region consists of properties north of Kansas and west of the Mississippi River and includes North Dakota Bakken, Montana Bakken, Powder River Basin, and the Red River units. The Company's South region includes all properties south of Nebraska and west of the Mississippi River and includes the SCOOP and STACK areas of Oklahoma and the Permian Basin of Texas. The Company's East region is primarily comprised of undeveloped leasehold acreage east of the Mississippi River with no significant drilling or production operations.