Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL): Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management Raises Stake

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Explanatory Note:

Based upon the Shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of October 14, 2016, as reported on the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Issuer for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, each of Point72 Asset Management, L.P., Point72 Capital Advisors, Inc. and Steven A. Cohen beneficially owned, as of October 26, 2016, 5.7% of such Common Stock, and Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC beneficially owned, as of October 26, 2016, less than 0.1% of such Common Stock.

Item 1(a)	Name of Issuer:
	Whiting Petroleum Corporation
Item 1(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
	1700 Broadway, Suite 2300, Denver, Colorado 80290
Item 2(a)	Name of Person Filing:
	This statement is filed by: (i) Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (“Point72 Asset Management”) with respect to shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Shares”), of the Issuer held by certain investment funds it manages; (ii) Point72 Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Point72 Capital Advisors Inc.”) with respect to Shares held by certain investment funds managed by Point72 Asset Management; (iii) Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC (“Cubist Systematic Strategies”) with respect to Shares held by certain investment funds it manages; and (iv) Steven A. Cohen with respect to Shares beneficially owned by Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc., and Cubist Systematic Strategies.
	Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies and Steven A. Cohen have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13G as Exhibit 99.1, pursuant to which they have agreed to file this Schedule 13G jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act.
Item 2(b)	Address or Principal Business Office:
	The address of the principal business office of (i) Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. and Mr. Cohen is 72 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, CT 06902; and (ii) Cubist Systematic Strategies is 330 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10173.
Item 2(c)	Citizenship:
	Point72 Asset Management is a Delaware limited partnership.  Point72 Capital Advisors Inc. is a Delaware corporation.  Cubist Systematic Strategies is a Delaware limited liability company.  Mr. Cohen is a United States citizen.