Chesapeake Energy’s $7.8 billion Southwestern Energy acquisition delayed by FTC
World Oil (Bloomberg) – Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s $7.4 billion takeover of Southwestern Energy Co. has been delayed until the second half of the year after antitrust regulators demanded more details from the natural gas operators. The transaction, which aims to create the largest U.S. natural gas driller, originally envisioned closing no later than the end of June. But a Federal