Shale Pioneer Chesapeake Plans Bankruptcy as Options Dwindle (1)

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Chesapeake Energy Corp. is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing that could hand control of one of the leadinglights of the U.S. shale revolution to senior lenders, according to people with knowledge of the matter.The dwindling options for a powerhouse that once rivaled Exxon Mobil Corp. for title of king of American naturalgas comes after Chief Executive Officer Doug Lawler’s 7-year effort to untangle the financial and legal legacies ofChesapeake’s late founder, Aubrey McClendon.