Chesapeake Energy named Robert Douglas “Doug” Lawler as the company's new CEO, effective June 17. Lawler replaces Aubrey McClendon, who was pushed out by the company's board of directors. A CEO succession plan announced Jan. 29 stated McClendon would retire by April 1. Read more

AAA Oklahoma this week reported the average price of a gallon of self-serve, regular gasoline in the state had reached its highest point ever, at $3.963 per gallon. This breaks the previous record of $3.952 per gallon, set last weekend. Read more

 The Devon Energy Center is officially one of the greenest buildings in the country. On April 22, the 50-story tower and adjoining buildings and gardens received the gold certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design from the U.S. Green Building Council. Read more

Gov. Mary Fallin joined executives from General Electric April 3 at the state Capitol to announce the company’s oil and gas arm plans to build a $110 million Global Research Center in the Oklahoma City metro area. Read more

Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon announced that he will be retiring from the company, effective April 1. The announcement came in a news release issued by the company today. Read more

Denver-based Frontier Energy Group purchased Oklahoma City-based Canary Wellhead Equipment Inc., and will brand the combined company Canary LLC. The company will be based in Denver with expanded operations in Oklahoma. The transaction details were not disclosed. Read more

SandRidge Energy Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Permian Basin properties for $2.6 billion. The buyer is Houston-based oil and gas company Sheridan Production Partners II. It is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013. Read more

Chesapeake Energy Corp. entered into an agreement to sell a portion of its assets for about $2.16 billion, and expects to complete the deal by the end of the year. Read more

Come January, Larry Nichols will no longer draw a paycheck from Devon Energy Corp., but he will still be a familiar face around the office. Read more

Convenience store and gas station chain OnCue marked its three millionth gallon of compressed natural gas sold in Oklahoma on Nov. 29. The Stillwater-based company has 13 CNG stations around the state. Read more

Vehicles that run on compressed natural gas will find more of their brethren on Oklahoma roads in the coming years, and more places to fill up. As part of a plan hatched last year, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper committed to converting their respective state motor-vehicle fleets to CNG vehicles, and got 20 other governors on board. Read more

Continental Resources Inc. plans to acquire properties in North Dakota for $650 million by Dec. 31. Read more

Just in time for Veterans Day, Chesapeake Energy Corp. was recognized by G.I Jobs magazine as a top employer for hiring military veterans. In its Top 100 Military Friendly Employer ranking, Chesapeake came in at No. 43. Read more

Chesapeake Energy Corp. has completed the sale of its previously announced asset packages in the Permian Basin in three transactions for approximately $3.3 billion. Chesapeake received approximately $2.8 billion in cash at closing, the company reported. Read more

Devon Energy Corp. plans to close its office in Houston and move those employees to its world headquarters in Oklahoma City, the company announced Oct. 11. The Houston office has 500 employees who oversee assets in south Texas, east Texas and Louisiana. Read more