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Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK)

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Chesapeake Energy Corporation
6100 North Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
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Phone: 405-848-8000
Fax: 405-843-0573
Website: http://www.chk.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Independent Oil & Gas
Full Time Employees:12,600

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; the Barnett Shale in the Fort Worth Basin of north-central Texas; and the Pearsall Shale in South Texas. The company also holds interests in various liquids-rich resource plays located in Oklahoma, the Texas Panhandle, West Texas, southern New Mexico, and Wyoming. As of December 31, 2011, it had interests in approximately 45,700 gross productive wells. The company’s proved reserves comprise approximately 18.789 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalents. Chesapeake Energy Corporation was founded in 1989 and is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Corporate Governance 
Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s Governance Risk Indicator (GRI®) as of May 1, 2012 is: Audit (Medium Concern), Board (Low Concern), Compensation (High Concern), Shareholder Rights (Medium Concern).
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 PayExercised
Mr. Aubrey K. McClendon , 52
Co-Founder, Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Chairman of Employee Compensation & Benefits Committee
4.24M0.00
Mr. Domenic J. Dell Jr., 35
Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
2.02M0.00
Mr. Steven C. Dixon , 53
Chief Operating Officer, Exec. VP of Operations & Geoscience and Member of Employee Compensation & Benefits Committee
5.42M0.00
Mr. Douglas J. Jacobson , 58
Exec. VP of Acquisitions and Divestitures
5.08M0.00
Ms. Martha A. Burger , 59
Sr. VP of Human & Corp. Resources and Member of Employee Compensation & Benefits Committee
2.62M0.00
Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2011 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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