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Coverage dated January 10, 2024

Chesapeake Buys Southwestern To Create A Shale Gas Powerhouse

Headline from Forbes

The new company sports a combined market capitalization as of January 11 of $17.4 billion, making it one of the biggest shale natural gas producers in the U.S.

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  1. Forbes

    Chesapeake Buys Southwestern To Create A Shale Gas Powerhouse (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The new company sports a combined market capitalization as of January 11 of $17.4 billion, making it one of the biggest shale natural gas producers in the U.S.

  2. Forbes

    Chesapeake Energy Merges With Southwestern For $7.4 Billion—Becomes Largest Natural Gas Producer In U.S. (opens Forbes)

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    The former bankrupt firm took the top spot after acquiring acreage in Appalachia and Louisiana.

  3. Investopedia

    Chesapeake Energy Buys Southwestern Energy To Become Biggest US Gas Producer (opens Investopedia)

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    Investopedia's feed description

    Chesapeake Energy Corp. is buying Southwestern Energy Co. to become the largest natural gas producer in the U.S.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy combining in $7.4 billion deal (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy are combining in a $7.4 billion all-stock deal to form one of the biggest natural gas producers in the U.S.

  5. Wall Street Journal

    The Chesapeake-Southwestern Deal Creates a New Giant for Natural-Gas Exports (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    That will be the share of gas from the Haynesville Shale produced by a single company after the tie-up of Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy, according to Wood Mackenzie. Before th

  6. New York Times

    Top Natural Gas Producers Announce Multibillion-Dollar Merger (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The deal, between Chesapeake Energy and Southwestern Energy, would create one of the largest energy producers in the United States.

  7. Wall Street Journal

    Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern Energy Sign Merger Agreement (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The all-stock transaction will create one of the U.S.’s largest natural-gas producers.

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