Chesapeake cuts board member compensation Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 Chesapeake Energy Corp. has reduced compensation for its outside board members by 20 percent and eliminated their use of company aircraft “in consultation with an independent compensation adviser as part of a broader review of the company's executive compensation programs.” Read More

Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources names new president Updated: Mon, May 14, 2012 Oklahoma City-based Continental Resources is bringing in oil and natural gas industry veteran Rick Bott as its new president and chief operating officer, effective June 4. Read More

Chesapeake and shareholders have butted heads before Updated: Sun, May 6, 2012 Chesapeake and McClendon: Recent revelations about Aubrey McClendon’s finances aren’t the first time shareholders have complained about Chesapeake Energy’s corporate governance practices. Read More

Chesapeake to move toward board independence with new chairman Published: Thu, May 3, 2012 By hiring an independent chairman, Chesapeake will join a growing trend of more independent board oversight. Read More

Reuters Special Report: Inside Chesapeake, CEO ran $200 million hedge fund Updated: Wed, May 2, 2012 Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon for at least four years ran a hedge fund that traded in the same commodities his company produces. Read More

Chesapeake shares slide to lowest in three years Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 Investors wiped out more than $1.8 billion in value as the natural gas producer dealt with new revelations about CEO Aubrey McClendon and first-quarter earnings news. Read More

Aubrey McClendon to relinquish position as Chesapeake board chairman, retain CEO title Published: Tue, May 1, 2012 Chesapeake Energy Corp. will get an independent chairman to replace founder Aubrey McClendon, who will remain the company's chief executive officer. Read More

Companies use market in a search for security Updated: Sun, Nov 6, 2005 Corporate comings and goings of the past year are reflected -- or will be -- in the Oklahoma Inc. rankings. Two of 2004's Oklahoma Inc. companies missed the list this year because management fled Wall Street, choosing to take their businesses private and avoid the headaches and expenses of more stringent corporate... Read More

House speaker supports Kerr-McGee in proxy fight Updated: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 The proxy fight between Kerr-McGee Corp. management and billionaire investor Carl Icahn moved to the Legislature on Wednesday when Oklahoma Speaker of the House Todd Hiett encouraged pension fund directors to "act in the best long-term interests of Oklahoma." While not explicitly asking fund managers to vote for... Read More

Inside business Updated: Thu, Jun 8, 2000 FBI investigating prices at eBay The FBI is investigating whether people are driving up prices at online auctioneer eBay by bidding on one another's items. The probe was launched after attorney Kenneth A. Walton tried to auction an abstract painting bidders believed was by Richard Diebenkorn, whose... Read More