Chesapeake Energy announced it has cut about 15 percent of its workforce, or 740 jobs, as depressed oil and gas prices force deeper cost cutting. [CNBC]

With Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs has just gone soft on energy following a recent $20 per barrel of oil prediction, some analysts are predicting prospective investments while prices remain low. [Forbes]

After months of research, a legislative study committee has recommended that Ohio should indefinitely freeze its renewable-energy and energy-efficiency mandates. [Cleveland.com]