# Continental Resources [[Harold Hamm]]'s shale company — the Bakken pioneer, taken private by the Hamm family in 2022 (CEO Doug Lawler). Politically the most Trump-forward of the large independents: first major producer to publicly announce output ramps when the 2026 Iran war sent crude to a four-year high, functioning as the "drill baby drill" agenda's proof-of-concept while publicly-traded rivals preached capital discipline. > Status: stub — expand with the Bakken history, the take-private, and the drill-vs-discipline industry split. ## See Also - [[Energy Sector]] - [[Harold Hamm]] · [[Strait of Hormuz]]