Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (Chesapeake) is a utility company engaged directly or through subsidiaries in natural gas distribution, transmission and marketing, propane distribution and wholesale marketing, advanced information services and other relaChesapeake Utilities Corporation, through its subsidiaries, serves retail propane customers. Another subsidiary, Xeron, sells propane at wholesale to distributors, industrial users, and resellers. Chesapeake's interstate pipeline company, Eastern Shore Natural Gas, transmits gas to its parent and other utilities. The company also provides data services, consulting, and software development services.