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Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)

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20.27 Up 0.38(1.91%) May 17, 4:00PM EDT|After Hours : 20.27 0.00 (0.00%) May 17, 7:37PM EDT

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation
PO Box 18496
Oklahoma City, OK 73154-0496
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Phone: 405-935-8000
Website: http://www.chk.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Independent Oil & Gas
Full Time Employees:12,000

Business Summary 

Chesapeake Energy Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of natural gas and oil properties in the United States. The company also offers marketing, midstream, drilling, and other oilfield services. It holds interests in various natural gas resources, including the Haynesville and Bossier Shales in northwestern Louisiana and East Texas; the Marcellus Shale in the northern Appalachian Basin of West Virginia and Pennsylvania; and the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin of north-central Texas. The company also holds interests in various liquids-rich resource plays located in South Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, northwestern Oklahoma, Texas Panhandle, southern Kansas, and Wyoming. As of December 31, 2012, it had interests in approximately 45,400 gross productive wells. The company’s proved reserves comprise approximately 15.690 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalents. Chesapeake Energy Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Corporate Governance 
Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s ISS Governance QuickScore as of May 1, 2013 is 10. The pillar scores are Audit: 10; Board: 5; Shareholder Rights: 8; Compensation: 10.
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 PayExercised
Mr. Steven C. Dixon , 54
Acting Chief Exec. Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Member of Employee Compensation & Benefits Committee
4.50M612.00K
Mr. Domenic J. Dell'Osso Jr., 36
Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
1.92M0.00
Mr. Douglas J. Jacobson , 59
Exec. VP of Acquisitions and Divestitures
4.38M0.00
Mr. Jeffrey A. Fisher , 53
Exec. VP of Production
1.82M0.00
Mr. Michael A. Johnson , 47
Chief Accounting Officer, Sr. VP of Accounting and Controller
N/AN/A
Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2012 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc.Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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