The Oklahoma based oil and gas producer Chesapeake Energy was a pioneer of the United States fracking boom, and an integral part in making it the leading oil and gas producing country. However, the company has been crippled by debt for numerous years.
During the period of consideration, the company's debts peaked in 2013 at some 13 billion U.S. dollars. In the following years the level of debt was reduced, but hovered around the nine billion mark from 2016 onwards. Despite the reduction in long-term debt, Chesapeake Energy was forced to file for bankruptcy in June 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and it's subsequent impact on fossil fuel demand.
Long-term debt of Chesapeake Energy from 2010 to 2019
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Chesapeake Energy. (February 27, 2020). Long-term debt of Chesapeake Energy from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129187/long-term-debt-at-chesapeake-energy/
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Chesapeake Energy. (2020). Long-term debt of Chesapeake Energy from 2010 to 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129187/long-term-debt-at-chesapeake-energy/
Chesapeake Energy. "Long-term Debt of Chesapeake Energy from 2010 to 2019 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129187/long-term-debt-at-chesapeake-energy/
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