Chesapeake Energy CEO Doug Lawler to Keynote 2018 NAPE Summit Global Business Conference

25th anniversary edition of international
business conference to explore trends, pressing topics in upstream oil
and gas development

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NAPE
Summit announced today Chesapeake Energy President and
Chief Executive Officer Doug Lawler as the keynote speaker for the 2018
NAPE Global Business Conference as part of the 25th annual NAPE
Summit Week taking place February 5-9, 2018, in Houston.

“NAPE’s 25th Anniversary is occurring during a pivotal time
in our industry. While production levels are on the rise again, it’s
still more important than ever for producers to seek out new ways to
operate more efficiently to maintain longevity,” said Greg Riedl,
chairman of the NAPE Operators Committee. “We’re excited to hear the
insights that Doug Lawler – a leader of one of the most well-known
exploration and production companies in American energy – will share on
how innovation and creativity can unlock value in producing assets.”

Lawler, who has been president and CEO of Chesapeake Energy since June
2013, previously served as Senior Vice President of International and
Deepwater Operations at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and as a member
of Anadarko’s Executive Committee from July 2012 to June 2013. Prior to
that time, he served as Anadarko’s Vice President of International
Operations, Vice President of Operations for the Southern and Appalachia
Region and Vice President of Corporate Planning.

The NAPE Global Business Conference explores the most pressing topics in
the domestic and international oil and gas industry each year, featuring
presentations from C-level industry experts one day before the NAPE Expo
opens. The 2018 NAPE Global Business Conference will be held February 7,
2018, and will address trends in private equity, acquisitions and
divestitures and more.

NAPE Summit Week will also feature the annual NAPE
Summit Charities Luncheon with Tom
Brokaw as keynote speaker; a new Job
Fair for upstream professionals; educational
seminars presented by industry organizations AIPN, IPAA, SEG and
AAPL; domestic and international NAPE Theaters running two days of Prospect
Previews and Capital
and Service Provider Presentations; and a two-day Expo on nearly 15
acres of exhibition space. The Expo will conclude with a Summit
Sweepstakes drawing for a 2018 Silver Ford F-150 in celebration of
NAPE’s 25th anniversary.

NAPE was founded in 1993 to help stimulate oil and gas industry activity
during a downturn. Since its launch with 800 attendees and 80 booths,
NAPE has grown exponentially to include thousands of attendees and
hundreds of booths at its two annual expos, NAPE
Summit and Summer
NAPE.

To learn more about attending NAPE Summit Week 2018, visit http://napeexpo.com/.

About NAPE

NAPE – the oil and gas industry’s marketplace for the buying, selling
and trading of prospects and producing properties – brings oil and gas
professionals together to meet, network, connect and do business. NAPE
offers two expos annually in Houston – NAPE Summit in February and
Summer NAPE in August – bringing together prospects and all the key
players needed to evaluate, facilitate and execute deals. The
internationally recognized NAPE was established in 1993 by the American
Association of Professional Landmen and also includes IPAA, SEG and AAPG
as partners. For more information on NAPE, please visit www.napeexpo.com
and follow NAPE on Twitter at @NAPE_EXPO.

Contacts

for NAPE
Amy Lach, 713-627-2223
[email protected]