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Chesapeake shareholders want more answers, action

Jun 8, 2012
After the CEO of Chesapeake Energy was drilled by allegations of impropriety, angry shareholders are demanding change.

Putin visits China to discuss partnership

Jun 5, 2012
Russia's President Putin is in China today to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao about oil, natural gas, and a potential economic investment partnership.

Exxon evaluates exporting natural gas

Jun 5, 2012
Exxon Mobil is looking to export natural gas to Europe and maybe Asia. CEO Rex Tillerson believes gas could surpass demand for coal worldwide by 2025.

What's the 'fracking' problem? May be its name

May 30, 2012
A new survey suggests “fracking” terminology may need an image overhaul.

Chesapeake Energy at the crossroads

May 23, 2012
The giant Oklahoma natural gas company and its charismatic CEO Aubrey McClendon face an uncertain future.

T. Boone Pickens: 'Natural gas has been a disaster'

May 21, 2012
Billionaire investor T. Boone Pickens explains why he recently left natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy, and what he thinks of a federal energy policy in the United States.

Chesapeake Energy stock continues to fall

May 17, 2012
The nation's second largest natural gas company, Chesapeake Energy, has seen its stock plummet almost 40 percent this year. And this week it's been borrowing billions of dollars at high interest rates just to make ends meet.

For public good, not for profit.

Natural gas use high, price remains low

May 8, 2012
U.S. utility companies are burning a record amount of natural gas. But the price is still stuck near 10-year lows.

Natural gas prices drop to lowest level in a decade

Apr 12, 2012
The price of gasoline is skyrocketing in the U.S. -- so why is natural gas at its lowest price in years?

The sinking price of natural gas

Apr 12, 2012
Anyone who’s filled up a gas tank recently would probably conclude there’s not enough supply and there’s too much demand, that’s why it costs almost $4 on average a gallon nationwide to fill up your tank. But when it comes to natural gas the supply demand problem is just the opposite.