PE-backed Saddle Resources acquires Chesapeake Energy's Barnett Shale interests

First Reserve-backed Saddle Barnett Resources agreed to acquire Chesapeake Energy Corporation's interests in the Barnett Shale, a North Texas natural gas and oil field. Saddle Resources is expected to pay an undisclosed sum to energy company Williams Partners as part of the transaction.

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