Continental Resources adds to oil acreage at North Dakota auction
March 19, 2015 at 17:45 PM EDT
WILLISTON, N.D., March 19 (Reuters) - Continental Resources Inc, the second-largest North Dakota oil producer, spent $2.3 million at a state land auction for the right to explore for crude on 160 acres, outbidding its nearest rival with just seconds left on the clock.