切萨皮克能源公司股价暴跌74%

据美国彭博新闻社2020年6月10日报道，美国正准备可能破产的著名水力压裂企业切萨皮克能源公司的股票又经历了一个疯狂的交易日，在周二（9日）的交易中在再次停牌前一度暴跌了74%。

切萨皮克能源公司的股票最初在开市后被禁止交易3个多小时，直到恢复买卖后才再次触发熔断机制。该股周一曾上涨了182%，周二却触及了每股18.41美元的低点。

知情人士周一说，这家总部位于俄克拉荷马城的能源公司正在准备一份可能的破产申请，可能会将控制权交给高级放贷机构。

切萨皮克能源公司曾经是行业巨头，也是改变了美国石油和天然气生产的水力压裂革命的领导者，但近几年来，由于大宗商品价格低迷和巨额债务负担，切萨皮克能源公司处境艰难。

切萨皮克能源公司创始人麦克伦登为了推行激进的钻探计划而负债累累，公司首席执行官劳勒为解决麦克伦登遗留下来的财务和法律问题迄今已经努力了整整7年。

李峻 编译自 彭博社

原文如下：

Chesapeake Energy Plunges 74 Percent

Shares of Chesapeake Energy Corp., the U.S. fracker preparing for a potential bankruptcy, are experiencing another wild session, plunging as much as 74% before trading was halted again on Tuesday.

The stock was initially prevented from trading for more than three hours after the market opened, only for circuit-breakers to be triggered once more after the resumption of buying and selling. Having jumped 182% on Monday, the shares touched a low on Tuesday of $18.41.

The Oklahoma City-based company is preparing a potential bankruptcy filing that could hand control to senior lenders, people with knowledge of the matter said Monday. Once an industry giant and leader of the fracking revolution that transformed American production of oil and natural gas, Chesapeake has struggled in recent years amid low commodity prices and a massive debt load.

Chief Executive Officer Doug Lawler is seven years into an effort to untangle the financial and legal legacies of Chesapeake’s late founder, Aubrey McClendon, who took on debt to pursue aggressive drilling programs.