RE:U.S. shale's message for OPEC: above $40, we are coming backContinental , Whiting arguably two of the worst oil and gas companies on earth. It's no wonder they are keen to talk up their ability to crank up production. They need to , and how!!! Whiting has $6.6 billion L/T debt with a market cap of $790 million. Continental $10.25 billion L/T debt with a market cap of $8.4 billion.