Through the power of monopoly and sharply cutting royalty payments, Chesapeake Energy is now sitting on mountains of money.
In essence, Chesapeake would get a rebate on the fees it had guaranteed to Access.
Chesapeake promised Drake one-eighth the value of whatever it made from his well.
No one at the Chesapeake could seem to explain how the charges were set.
Moyer said he saw a dramatic difference between what Chesapeake usually charged compared to other energy companies in the area.
We are crossing the Chesapeake now, and things may start to happen at any moment.
In the opinion of the American public, the President had avenged the Chesapeake.
He was, however, to make proper reparation for the Chesapeake affair.
He reached Chesapeake Bay, but did not enter it, as the weather was stormy.
It includes the peninsula formed by the Chesapeake bay and James river.
from an Algonquian language, perhaps literally "great shellfish bay." Early spellings include Chesepiooc and Chesupioc.