Chesapeake Energy News

Chesapeake Energy Corp has hired Robert Douglas Lawler of rival Anadarko Petroleum Corp as chief executive, filling the post vacated by co-founder Aubrey McClendon, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

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In order to try to get first-mover status during the unconventional oil and gas boom, several companies took on large tracts of speculative land in hopes of paying them off later on.

In addition, Fitch has affirmed the ratings on the company's secured credit facility and its preferred stock.

Ohio's top Utica shale wells for production of oil and gas in 2012 were concentrated in Eastern Ohio.

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This morning, Goldman Sachs downgraded shares of Advanced Micro Devices from neutral to sell as the stock price has become overbought.

The firm currently has a "market perform" rating on the stock. Shares of Chesapeake Energy traded down 0.48% during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $20.66. Chesapeake Energy has a one year low of $13.32 and a one year high of $22.97. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $19.56. The company's market cap is $13.450 billion.

Workers tend to a well head during a hydraulic fracturing operation at a gas well outside Rifle, in western Colorado.

As Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Chairman Jim Hackett steps down and heads off to Harvard Divinity School, Chief Executive Officer Al Walker's biggest challenge is convincing investors nothing will change at the $45 billion global oil explorer.

Mohnish Pabrai is a value investor who has built a Buffett-inspired fund that he manages called Dalal Street.

Jon Bolton shows Todd Elston and Sadie Richardson, both of Denver, the Chesapeake CNG Chopper -- the world's first natural gas-powered chopper.

This hasn't been a good year for Oklahoma City oil and gas tycoons. Tom Ward, CEO of SandRidge Energy was castigated by shareholders for cutting deals between the company and his family.

Looking for a new "get rich quick" scheme? Head down to South Texas and start drilling wells in the Eagle Ford Shale then, as nearly every company with acreage down there is experiencing outstanding production right now .

Jason Aldean had no trouble getting fans in the nearly packed arena to jump up and onboard when the Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year nominee's "Night Train" tour steamrolled through the BOK Center on Friday.

Clean Energy Fuels is a bet on the growth of natural gas infrastructure story in the US, as the company is building 150 LNG stations ) across America to provide a complete NG solution for heavy duty fleet customers.

Risk is something that no one really talks about until its too late. That's why I want to stay ahead of the game and take a look a three of the specifics risks facing SandRidge Energy Inc.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is appealing a May 8 federal court ruling permitting Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. , the world's biggest custody bank, is appealing a judge's ruling allowing Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Chesapeake Energy Corp. is an oil and gas E & P company . It is the 2nd largest producer of natural gas in the US; and it is the 11th largest producer of oil and NGLs in the US.