Chesapeake (CHK) Layoffs Point at Struggles Amid Lower Prices
CHKChesapeake Energy(CHK) zacks.com·2024-05-23 21:56

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) has announced job cuts after the sale of its oil assets in the Eagle Ford shale play, as part of a planned divestiture. The company was on the verge of bankruptcy in 2020, following the exponential fall in oil and gas prices. Since then, the company has recovered by focusing on its gas assets in the Marcellus shale in Appalachia and Haynesville shale play in Louisiana, while also reducing its presence in the oil-rich Eagle Ford shale. Chesapeake sold part of its assets in ...