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Company: Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Current Parent Company: Chesapeake Energy
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Penalty: $75,000
Year: 2012
Date: July 21, 2012
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: utility safety violation
Violation Description: Chesapeake Energy Corp. paid a $75,000 fine to Oklahoma regulators for problems that led to a January well blowout in Roger Mills County.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Oklahoma
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
Source of Data: Chesapeake pays $75K fine to state, The Daily Oklahoman, July 21, 2012 (via Nexis).
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.