Investopedia: Chesapeake Making The Best Of A Tough Situation

Here's a question for natural gas investors to ponder: How much growth do you really want? Natural gas prices are still low and reserves are a limited asset, so does it really make sense for these companies to cash out a meaningful amount of these assets too cheaply? Certainly, these companies need to fund their operations and establish enough production to hold valuable leases, but production at below-trend prices is a mixed blessing. 


Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK), one of the largest independent natural gas producers, continues to walk that tightrope while remaining very highly leveraged to future rises in natural gas. (For more, see Natural Gas Industry: An Investment Guide.)


Decent Q1 Performance
Chesapeake reported over 6% sequential production growth for the first quarter, with realized prices up about 2%. Within those numbers, the company reported strong growth in its oil and liquids production - up nearly 9% on a sequential basis and up 56% from last year. 



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