Chesapeake Energy Corporation
6100 North Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118
(405) 848-8000
June 23, 2021
Via EDGAR
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Chesapeake Energy Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 File No. 333-256214 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation, hereby requests acceleration of the effective date of its Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-256214, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on June 25, 2021, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please contact Julian J. Seiguer, P.C. or Michael W. Rigdon of Kirkland & Ellis LLP at (713) 836-3334 and (713) 836-3647, respectively, as soon as the Registration Statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
| Sincerely, |
| Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
| By: | /s/ Domenic J. Dell’Osso, Jr. | |
| Name: | Domenic J. Dell’Osso, Jr. | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| cc: | Julian J. Seiguer, P.C., Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
Michael W. Rigdon, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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