Chesapeake Energy Announces Closing of Mississippi Lime JV with Sinopec

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

today announced it completed its previously announced Mississippi Lime joint venture with Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation (Sinopec) on June 28, 2013. The company sold a 50% undivided interest in approximately 850,000 acres in northern Oklahoma for total consideration of $1.02 billion in cash, of which approximately 93% was received upon closing. Payment of the remaining proceeds is subject to customary post-closing contingencies. Net to Sinopec's interest, assets associated with the joint venture produced approximately 9,600 barrels of liquids and 54 million cubic feet of natural gas per day during the 2013 first quarter. All future exploration and development costs in the joint venture will be shared