Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO.  More »

Chesapeake Energy Corp. boosted production and reported better-than-expected earnings for the first quarter, despite continued struggles with debt.  More »

Chesapeake Energy Corp. former Chief Executive Officer Aubrey McClendon will be paid $11.1 million in cash after leaving the company he founded 24 years ago.  More »

Programming note: I’m taking a little time off, so the blog is likely to be rather quiet for the next week and a half. Wednesday’s column, available on houstonchronicle.com: When a company issues a release at 4:55 p.m. on Good Friday, it’s not good news. That’s the timing Chesapeake Energy chose to tell investors it  Read More  More »

Chesapeake Energy Corp. picked Chief Operating Officer Steven C. Dixon to be interim chief executive as co-founder Aubrey K. McClendon steps down from the natural gas explorer he led for almost a quarter century.  More »

In a bid to boost its profile in Washington, D.C., America’s Natural Gas Alliance is turning to an industry veteran and skilled lobbyist for its next CEO. The pick: Marty Durbin, now at API.  More »

Beleaguered Chesapeake Energy Corp. posted $940 million loss in 2012, as low natural gas prices dragged down its results throughout the year, the company reported Thursday. Its year-end results showed improvement, however, as the company posted a $257 million profit for the final quarter of 2012, a rebound from the previous three months when low natural gas prices led to a $2 billion loss.  More »

McClendon may define the company’s past, but he also laid the foundation for its future.  More »

Chesapeake Energy’s market value surged more than $1 billion in morning trading Wednesday, a day after the company announced that embattled CEO Aubrey McClendon would step down.  More »

Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon will retire April 1 from the company that he founded, amid “philosophical differences” with the natural gas company’s new board. McClendon will receive $11.7 million in severance pay over four years, according to SEC filings.  More »

The board of Chesapeake Energy offered a stinging referendum on the leadership of chief executive Aubrey McClendon, embracing sweeping governance changes and slashing executive and director pay.  More »

The sweeping changes are a sign that the days of McClendon using the company as his personal financial playground are over.  More »