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Chesapeake Energy Corporation has scheduled its 2004 second quarter earnings release to be issued after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, August 2, 2004.

A conference call is scheduled for Tuesday morning, August 3, 2004 at 9:00 am EDT to discuss the release. The telephone number to access the conference call is 913.981.5572. We encourage those who would like to participate in the call to place your calls between 8:50 and 9:00 am EDT.

For those unable to participate in the conference call, a replay will be available for audio playback at 12:00 pm EDT on Tuesday, August 3 and will run through midnight Monday, August 16, 2004. The number to access the conference call replay is 719.457.0820; passcode for the replay is 151543.

The conference call will also be simulcast live on the Internet and can be accessed by going directly to the Chesapeake website at http://www.chkenergy.com/ and selecting "Conference Calls" under the "Investor Relations" section. The webcast of the conference call will be available on our website indefinitely.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation is the sixth largest independent U.S. natural gas producers. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company's operations are focused on exploratory and developmental drilling and producing property acquisitions in the Mid-Continent, Permian Basin, South Texas, Texas Gulf Coast, and Ark-La-Tex regions of the United States. The company's Internet address is http://www.chkenergy.com/ .

SOURCE: Chesapeake Energy Corporation