Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
A Chesapeake Energy gas well blowout killed one, injured another, caused a neighborhood to be evacuated and sent at least 6 fire fighters to the hospital. The blowout spewed natural gas methane into the air for about 30 minutes.This well was 300 feet from a house. ...like this well.LINKUPDATE: Haynesville Shale 'black rain' after blowout
NewsWatch: Energy (Free subscription) | yesterday
Looks like "America's Natural Gas Leader", Chesapeake Energy, is aiming to become "Africa's Natural Gas Leader." Chesapeake is joining integrated energy firm Sasol and Statoil in applying for onshore petroleum exploration rights in South Africa. Sasol, which is leading the...
Jim Cramer's Mad Money (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jim Cramer’s Mad Money Stock Picks for Tuesday November 24 2009. These are all of Jim Cramer’s stock picks that are a Buy! I bold my picks. Buy: Chesapeake Energy (CHK) Heartware International (HTWR) Riverbed Technologies (RVBD) JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Cloud Peak Energy (CLD) RF Micro Devices (RFMD) Tellabs (TLAB) CIENA (CIEN) People’s Bank (PBCT) Flextronics (FLEX) Deckers Outdoor...
No Hot Air (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Sasol Petroleum International (SPI), a subsidiary of JSE-listed Sasol, Statoil ASA, of Norway, and Chesapeake Energy Corporation, of the US. As far as I know, this is the first publicly confirmed operations of Chesapeake outside the US.
The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... (GOOG) at $700 down 20% and the almost daily reiteration to “ Buy ” natural gas stocks like Chesapeake Energy (CHK) at $43, which currently trades for half that at $21. “ Hey! ” he told a befuddled caller “ If you liked the stock at $43, you’ve got to be just nuts about it at $21! ” Coincidentally, Nielsen reports that his viewership has moved in lock-step with his recommendations, and...
Knowledge Problem (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Michael Giberson The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a story on shale gas production critic Art Berman: Arthur Berman runs a one-man energy consulting firm out of his home near Houston, producing research that says forecasts for natural gas production in the U.S. are flawed. He’s won the industry’s attention and its anger. Since last month, Chesapeake Energy and [...]
Value Expectations - (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
... INTL INCAttractive(NYSE:DYN) DYNEGY INC AAttractive(NASDAQ:EBAY)EBAY INCAttractive(NYSE:CHK)CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPAttractive(NYSE:WMT)WAL-MART STORES INCAttractive(NYSE:CVS)CVS CAREMARK CORPAttractive(NASDAQ:MSFT)MICROSOFT CORPAttractive(NASDAQ:CSCO)CISCO SYSTEMS INCAttractive(NYSE:BSX) BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPNeutral(NYSE:TXN)TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCNeutral(NYSE:LOW)LOWE'S COMPANIES INCNeutral(NASDAQ:CMCSA)COMCAST...
Energy Tomorrow Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
... the promise of natural gas in tight rock formations. Quoted in the article, John L. Sharp, Chesapeake Energy Corp.'s geosciences manager said: "And with all of that natural gas--estimated at 200 trillion cubic feet--available for sale at some point, the education of policymakers to move away from a dependence on foreign fuel sources should become a primary focus." Policymakers should focus...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
T. Boone Pickens' BP Capital Managment bought over $13 million of Texas natural gas and oil producer SandRidge (SD) during the third quarter. The firm also picked up almost $22 million in global natural gas and oil player Hess Corporation (HESS) according to their latest 13F-HR filing. In addition, they added a further $18 million to positions in natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy (CHK),...
Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Gas well blows in Louisiana, killing workerThe Associated Press jeudi, novembre 19, 2009 GRAND CANE, La. — One worker died and a second was seriously injured when a natural gas well blew Wednesday near the DeSoto Parish village of Grand Cane, sheriff's Lt. Toni Joe Morris said.He said deputies evacuated about two dozen houses within two miles of the Chesapeake Energy well, which blew about 10:30...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Last updated November 19, 2009 6:52 a.m. PTGas well blows in Louisiana, killing workerGRAND CANE, La. -- One worker died and a second was seriously injured when a natural gas well blew Wednesday near the DeSoto Parish village of Grand Cane, sheriff's Lt. Toni Joe Morris said.He said deputies evacuated about two dozen houses within two miles of the Chesapeake Energy well, which blew about 10:30...
The Street (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... across the sector reflected concerns about weak energy demand with natural gas producers such as Chesapeake Energy () and Devon Energy() lost 3.5% and 3.3%, respectively. The United States Natural Gas Fund() was down by 9 cents, or 0.9%, to $8.90. Marathon Oil() shares fell by $1.49, or 4.3%, to $33.21 following news that capital spending would be lower in 2010 as the company continues to...
The Reformed Broker (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... 2005 – Oil, Homebuilders, India, Viaticals/Life Settlements (Aubrey McClendon, CEO of Chesapeake Energy) 2006 – Residential Real Estate, Green/Cleantech, LBOs, Video Games and Consoles (Bob and Bruce Toll, Home Builders) 2007 – Private Equity, Hedge Funds, LBOs, BRIC, Commercial RE (Stephen Schwartzman, CEO of Blackstone Group) 2008 – Gold, Leveraged ETFs, Short-selling, The Safety Trade...
Bluedaze: DRILLING REFORM FOR TEXAS (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
... the Week.PICTURE OF THE WEEKFort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief introduces his wife, Rosie Moncrief, to Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon during last Friday’s Leaders in Business luncheon at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth. McClendon got the mayor’s memo that it was Go Purple Day for TCU.Photo by J.G. Domke, for Basin Oil & Gas magazineA glimpse of the true history:Hint: Mayor Mikey is...
