Expand Energy, the latest major Oklahoma City energy company to announce a relocation of headquarters to Houston but with promises of maintaining a big presence still in Oklahoma, has a storied history.
Formerly known as Chesapeake Energy, it is considered the nation’s largest independent natural gas producer, especially after its 2024 acquisition of Southwestern Energy in a $7.4 billion all-stock deal and was rebranded as Expand Energy.
The acquisition allowed Expand Energy to become a major player in the Haynesville Shale in Northwestern Louisiana and East Texas. It also operates in the Appalachian Basin of the Marcellus Formation in Pennsylvania and West Virginia…