| Chesapeake Utilities Corporation engages in natural gas distribution and transmission, propane distribution and wholesale marketing, and information services and other related businesses. The company distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2003, it distributed natural gas to approximately 47,600 customers located in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's Eastern Shore, and Florida. The company operates a pipeline for natural gas transmission from various points in Pennsylvania and northern Delaware to the company's Delaware and Maryland distribution divisions, as well as other utility and industrial customers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the eastern shore of Maryland. As of the above date, it distributed propane to approximately 34,900 customers in central and southern Delaware, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Florida, and Virginia. The company markets propane to various independent oil and petrochemical companies, resellers, and propane distribution companies in the southeastern United States. Chesapeake provides information technology-related business services and solutions for both enterprise and e-business applications to the domestic and international clients. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware. |
