(Reuters) - Chesapeake Energy Corp reported a quarterly loss compared with a year-ago profit on Wednesday, as lower commodity prices prompted the second largest U.S. producer of natural gas to write down the value of some assets.
Chesapeake had a first-quarter net loss of $3.78 billion or $5.72 per share, compared with a year-earlier profit of $374 million or 54 cents per share.
Oil and gas output was 686,000 barrels oil equivalent per day, up 14 percent from a year earlier.
(Reporting by Anna Driver)
