Chesapeake’s Marcellus Production Dips in 2018, Gas Price Soars

Chesapeake Energy, started by Aubrey McClendon as a gas-focused drilling company that went on to become the country's largest natgas producer, is doing its darnedest to get rid of its natgas assets and turn itself into an oil driller. Yet it was the company's natural gas assets that boosted the company's financial performance in 4Q18, helping them turn in a better financial performance than analysts expected. Ironic, no?

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