Chesapeake,Statoil Team Up in Deal Giving Entree into Marcellus

摘要

StatoilHydro has struck a 3.4 billion deal with Chesapeake Energy,which will give the Norwegian company a significant foothold in the Marcellus Shale in the US Northeast.Statoil has become an important player in the US Gulf of Mexico in recent years,but this marks its first big move into US onshore exploration and production.