| Southwestern Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in natural gas and oil exploration, development and production (E&P). The Company is focused on creating and capturing additional value through its natural gas gathering and marketing businesses. Its primary business is the exploration for and production of natural gas and oil, with its current operations being focused within the United States on development of an unconventional gas reservoir located on the Arkansas side of the Arkoma Basin, which it refers to as the Fayetteville Shale play. It is also engaged in exploration and production activities in Texas, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. The Company conducts its exploration and production operations through its wholly owned subsidiaries, SEECO, Inc. (SEECO), and Southwestern Energy Production Company (SEPCO). In June 2010, the Company sold certain oil and natural gas leases, wells and gathering equipment in East Texas to Exco Resources, Inc |
