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Energy companies support Oklahoma tornado relief efforts

Folks in Oklahoma face many uncertainties in the wake of two days of tornadoes in central Oklahoma. One deadly tornado tore a 20 mile path through the state and ripped through the city of Moore, south of Oklahoma City, on May 20.

Chesapeake Energy names Lawler CEO

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has named Robert Douglas (Doug) Lawler, senior vice president of international and deepwater operations at Anadarko Petroleum, as CEO and a member of the Board of Directors, effective June 17.

Southwestern Energy acquires Marcellus shale properties from Chesapeake

Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) has agreed to acquire natural gas properties located in Pennsylvania prospective for the Marcellus Shale from Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) and its partners for approximately $93 million.

 

Dixon named Chesapeake Energy acting CEO

Steven C. Dixon, Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s COO, has been selected by the Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas producer to serve as acting CEO, replacing former CEO and co-founder Aubrey McClendon.

Raspino to fill Chesapeake board vacancy left as Hargis resigns

V. Burns Hargis has resigned from the board of directors at Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Analysts: Mississippi Lime JV metrics a negative for Chesapeake

Before the open today, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:CHK) announced the execution of an agreement with China-based Sinopec to sell a 50% undivided interest in 850,000 of its net oil and natural gas leasehold acres in the Mississippi Lime in northern Oklahoma for $1.02 billion.

 

Chesapeake review finds no intentional misconduct by McClendon

Results of the previously announced review of financing arrangements between Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE:CHK) co-founder, CEO and president, Aubrey K. McClendon and various related entities and third parties, have turned up no intentional misconduct, the company said Wednesday.

 

Ignition timing countdown: 1.4 Bcf/d increase in natural gas demand from methanol?

Could the construction of new production capacity for one chemical product result in a 1.4 Bcf/d increase in natural gas demand?  Yes it could - if all the methanol plants that have been announced and are on the drawing board get built. Of course, it is pretty unlikely that they will all get built, but even if only the best projects are completed, they will still consume a lot of gas. This article takes a look at the new plant construction numbers.