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With leading leasehold positions in 10 of the leading plays in the U.S., Chesapeake’s technical expertise and aggressive land acquisition efforts has given the company the resources to successfully fuel growth for decades to come. Thanks to the hard work and innovation of its employees, the company boasts one of the best asset bases in the world.​

Communities throughout South Texas are benefiting from significant economic impacts from oil and natural gas development in the Eagle Ford Shale, including benefits from related infrastructure and ancillary industries spurred by energy development. From resource exploration to delivery of needed products to industry and consumers, a large and dynamic economic footprint has been created.​

Chesapeake Energy Corporation is committed to consistent engagement with the communities where it operates. The company works diligently with stakeholders to better understand their concerns, continuously improve its operation and create sustainability, profitable growth and value for everyone.​

South Texas students will soon be able to help provide equipment for their schools and have a chance to win a personal laptop computer. Chesapeake Energy Corporation’s Discovering Tomorrow’s Leaders program was first implemented in 2007 and is a partnership between Chesapeake, local schools and youth development organizations that recognizes elementary and high students who display outstanding leadership and service in the community.​

No matter the job, one of the most important things is having the right tools. This could never be more true than for emergency response, where having the items you need could mean the difference between life and death.​​​​

No career fields are growing faster than those in math and science. To promote these opportunities and highlight the application of these disciplines, Texas A&M International University’s recently hosted TAMIU Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Days.​​​

The Eagle Ford Shale has been touted as the most prolific unconventional oilfield in North America. And although this is a promising declaration, it takes a lot of dedication and partnerships amongst everyone in local communities to make it work.​​​​

Each day approximately 1,000 tanker trucks of oil leave Chesapeake Energy Corporation-operated wells. For each of those loads, the process begins when a tank of oil is ready to sell from a production site.​

Chesapeake Energy Corporation announces an $8,000 donation to the Camp Fawcett Foundation. The donation will fund programs, including Frontier Men and Camp Fawcett Summer Camp, and needed infrastructure updates to the Camp Fawcett facility located on the Nueces River in South Texas.

Natural gas production in the Eagle Ford Shale supported 38,000 jobs, and that number could more than double by 2021, according to a study conducted by the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).​

The Eagle Ford Shale generated $25 billion in economic activity in 2011, according to a study. The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) report echoed sentiments heard throughout the region that energy production in the area is a massive engine for growth. The study validates the economic contributions of the play in South Texas, as well as its longevity and the abundance of natural gas and oil. In short, the Eagle Ford Shale is much larger than originally expected, both in production and economic growth.

Chesapeake has built an industry leading position in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, operating on 691,000 net acres . We are focused on the oil and wet gas portions of the play.​​