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Company: Chesapeake Energy
Current Parent Company: Chesapeake Energy
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Penalty: $5,300,000
Year: 2021
Date: March 8, 2021
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: The settlement provided for better payment of royalties for Pennsylvania landowners with Chesapeake leases going forward; improved protections for landowners through appointment of an Ombudsman to investigate individual claims, OAG compliance and inspection rights, and annual reporting; and $5.3 million in restitution for Pennsylvania landowners with Chesapeake leases.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Pennsylvania Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Pennsylvania
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Oklahoma
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.