CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
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                         SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT
 
              SUBSIDIARIES                         STATE INCORPORATED
   Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company                    Delaware
           Sharp Energy, Inc.                           Delaware
      Chesapeake Services Company                       Delaware
          United Systems, Inc.                          Georgia
 
SUBSIDIARY OF EASTERN SHORE NATURAL GAS            STATE INCORPORATED
                COMPANY                                 Delaware
       Dover Exploration Company
 
   SUBSIDIARIES OF SHARP ENERGY, INC.              STATE INCORPORATED
             Sharpgas, Inc.                             Delaware
             Sharpoil, Inc.                             Delaware
 
   SUBSIDIARIES OF CHESAPEAKE SERVICE              STATE INCORPORATED
                COMPANY                                 Delaware
             Skipjack, Inc.                          North Carolina
       Capital Data Systems, Inc.                    North Carolina
      Currin and Associates, Inc.                       Delaware
     Chesapeake Investment Company
 
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