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It's common for companies to make big cash donations after a disaster. But following Monday's tornado in Oklahoma City, several firms are going beyond writing a check, offering help through the use of their equipment, staff, buildings and other in-kind donations.

It's common for companies to make big cash donations after a disaster. But following Monday's tornado in Oklahoma City, several firms are going beyond writing a check, offering help through the use of their equipment, staff, buildings and other in-kind donations.

Robert Douglas Lawler, a petroleum engineer who was most recently an executive at Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum, will lead the Oklahoma City company starting June 17.

Chesapeake Energy traded up 2.61% on Monday, hitting $20.80. Chesapeake Energy has a 1-year low of $13.69 and a 1-year high of $22.97. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $19.56. The company's market cap is $13.874 billion.

Wichita Business Journal employee Gary Nickel received this photo from his son, Justin Nickel, who was in the Moore, Okla., area Monday afternoon.

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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.

Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.

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 .