DOCUMENT TYPE SC 13G
TEXT


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Name of Issuer: Chesapeake Energy Corp
_____________________________________________________
Title of Class
of Securities: Common Stock

CUSIP Number: 165167735

1) NAME AND I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF REPORTING PERSON

Prudential Financial, Inc. 22-3703799

2.) MEMBER OF A GROUP: (a) N/A
(b) N/A

3) SEC USE ONLY:



4) PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: New Jersey

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY REPORTING PERSON WITH:

5) Sole Voting Power: 73,691 See Exhibit A
6) Shared Voting Power: 12,310,719 See Exhibit A
7) Sole Dispositive Power: 73,691 See Exhibit A
8) Shared Dispositive Power: 12,310,719 See Exhibit A

9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED: 12,384,410 See Exhibit A

10) AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES SHARES: Not Applicable

11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 12.65 See Exhibit A

12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON: HC

ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:

Chesapeake Energy Corp

ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

6100 N Westerm ave Oklahoma city, PK 73118

ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING:

Prudential Financial, Inc.

ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

751 Broad Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102-3777

ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:

New Jersey

ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

Common Stock

ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:

165167735

ITEM 3. The Person filing this statement is a Parent Holding Company as
defined in Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:

(a) Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned: 12,384,410 See Exhibit A


(b) Percent of Class: 12.65

  (c) Powers                No. Of Shares

    -----------           -------------------- 

  Sole power to vote or    73,691  See Exhibit A
  to direct the vote

  Shared power to vote or  12,310,719  See Exhibit A
  to direct the vote

  Sole power to dispose or 73,691  See Exhibit A
  to direct disposition

  Shared power to dispose  12,310,719  See Exhibit A
  or to direct disposition

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF 5% OR LESS OF A CLASS:

Not Applicable

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN 5% ON BEHALF OF
ANOTHER PERSON:

Our clients may have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities which are the subject of this filing.

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING
REPORTED ON BY THE ULTIMATE PARENT COMPANY:

See Exhibit A

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

Not Applicable

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

Not Applicable

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:

By signing below, Prudential Financial, Inc. certifies that, to the best of its
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having that purpose or effect.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that
Prudential Financial, Inc. is, for purposes of Sections 13 or 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of such shares.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
Prudential Financial, Inc. certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.

By:Richard Baker
Second Vice President

Date:3-10-2021
As of:2-28-2021

Exhibit A
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP:

  Through its parent/subsidiary relationship, Prudential Financial, Inc. may
  be deemed the beneficial owner of the same securities as the Item 7 listed
  subsidiaries and may have direct or indirect voting and/or investment
  discretion over 12,384,410 shares.
  


  These shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business, and not
  with the purpose or effect of changing or influencing control of the
  Issuer.  The filing of this statement should not be construed as an
  admission that Prudential Financial, Inc. is, for the purposes of Sections
  13 or 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of
  these shares.
  

ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION/CLASSIFICATION:

  Prudential Financial, Inc. is a Parent Holding Company and the indirect parent of the following subsidiaries, who are the beneficial owners of the number and percentage of securities which are the subject of this filing as set forth next to their names:
  

  

  

  
Subsidiaries
  

  
Number of Shares
  
Percentage
  

  
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
  
IC
  
1,861
  
0.00
  

  

  
Prudential Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company
  
IC
  
0
  
0.00
  

  

  
Jennison Associates LLC
  
IA
  
0
  
0.00
  

  

  
PGIM, Inc.
  
IA
  
12,382,549
  
12.65
  

  

  
QMA LLC
  
IA
  
0
  
0.00