Midstream Services
Aspire Energy of Ohio, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK), owns and operates natural gas gathering infrastructure, including over 2,300 miles of pipeline, throughout 40 counties in Ohio. We supply natural gas to several local distribution companies (LDCs) and cooperatives, and own and operate six compressor stations and three mechanical refrigeration units, which are instrumental in extracting NGLs from both conventional and shale gas.
We also manage Consumers Gas Cooperative, a member-owned, not-for-profit natural gas cooperative based in Orrville, Ohio, that provides natural gas service to over 10,000 members.
First and foremost, Aspire Energy is a natural gas gathering company. We pursue large scale unconventional gas gathering projects as well as renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. Gas from our gathering systems that is not distributed to LDCs or other end-users is transported to interstate pipelines. To connect with larger interstate pipelines, the gas must first be compressed, and if needed, processed to remove NGLs.