Chiseled

Australia’s BHP Billiton Grabs Fayetteville Leasehold

Australian energy giant BHP Billiton Petroleum, better known for its Gulf of Mexico (GOM) development, chiseled off a piece of Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s huge U.S. portfolio in a $4.75 billion cash deal to acquire almost half a billion acres in the Fayetteville Shale.

February 28, 2011

Australia’s BHP Billiton Grabs Fayetteville Leasehold

Australian energy giant BHP Billiton Petroleum, better known for its Gulf of Mexico (GOM) development, chiseled off a piece of Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s huge U.S. portfolio in a $4.75 billion cash deal to acquire almost half a billion acres in the Fayetteville Shale.

February 23, 2011

Futures Trickle Lower; Small Storage Withdrawal Expected

While natural gas futures continue to work lower, the declines are no longer in 50-cent increments. February natural gas chiseled out a new low for the move of $9.130 on Wednesday before settling at $9.238, down 9.8 cents.

January 12, 2006