Whiting Petroleum, North Dakota's largest oil producer, nearly doubled its 2017 budget for capital spending as crude prices stabilise following a two-year rout.

However, shares of the company were down 3.5% after the bell as the oil producer's revenue fell below analysts' expectations due to a steep drop in production.

Denver-based Whiting boosted its 2017 spending to $1.1 billion from $554 million in 2016.

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