New US Sub-Prime: Putting A Price On 'Chesapeake' Gas
Tue, 15 May 2012 23:41:53 CDT forbes.com
The travails of Chesapeake have been well documented, and with good cause. This basically amounts to a new US ?sub-prime? moment. Gas production worth close to spit, has been used to leverage and enhance positions far beyond credible valuations of the underlying asset. Gas reserves are a long way from collateralised debt obligations that ripped through financial markets in 2008, but Chesapeake?s woes pose two big questions for the gas sector to consider: Is shale all it?s cracked up to be on your balance....
