{"id":17980,"date":"2012-01-01T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/chesapeake-midstream-to-acquire-gas-gathering-assets-in-marcellus-shale-chkm\/17978\/"},"modified":"2012-01-01T12:48:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T12:48:00","slug":"chesapeake-midstream-to-acquire-gas-gathering-assets-in-marcellus-shale-chkm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/chesapeake-midstream-to-acquire-gas-gathering-assets-in-marcellus-shale-chkm\/17980\/","title":{"rendered":"Chesapeake Midstream to Acquire Gas Gathering Assets in Marcellus Shale (CHKM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-17981\" title=\"Chesapeake Midstream\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/smw-news-wp\/2012\/01\/Chesapeake-Midstream-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">Chesapeake Midstream Partners L.P. (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CHKM\">NYSE: CHKM<\/a>), an Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based company engaged in natural gas gathering, has agreed to acquire Appalachia Midstream Services LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Midstream Development LP that holds Marcellus Shale midstream assets , for $865 million.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-17980\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chesapeake Midstream Development is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Energy Corporation (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\">NYSE<\/a>: CHK).<\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>Chesapeake Midstream Partners said that the addition of Marcellus Shale assets makes it the industry\u2019s largest gathering and processing master limited partnership as measured by throughput volume. Through the acquisition of Appalachia Midstream, Chesapeake Midstream will own nearly 47% of an integrated system of assets that include approximately 200 miles of gathering pipeline in the Marcellus Shale.<\/p>\n<p>The company said that the throughput for the assets at December 15, 2011 was just over one billion cubic feet per day. Appalachia Midstream currently operates the assets under 15-year fixed fee gathering agreements with leading Marcellus natural gas and liquids producers. The agreements include major acreage dedications and annual fee redeterminations that target a mid-teens return on all invested capital in the acquired assets.<\/p>\n<p>Chesapeake Midstream financed the acquisition with $600 million of cash drawn from its revolving credit facility and equity consideration of $265 million. The equity consideration would increase Chesapeake\u2019s limited partnership ownership of Chesapeake Midstream to 46.1% from 42.3%.<\/p>\n<p>J. Mike Stice, CEO of Chesapeake Midstream, said that the company is excited to expand its footprint into the Marcellus Shale, further increasing the company\u2019s basin diversification and more importantly, exposing it to the increased drilling activity in the liquid rich-regions in the Marcellus South. Stice said that with the closing of the transaction, the company will have completed two significant acquisitions from Chesapeake in just 18 months since its IPO and will have created the industry\u2019s largest gathering and processing MLP.<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-settle-lower-3\/18498\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Settle Lower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-end-higher-ahead-of-earnings-season\/18497\"><br \/>\nStocks End Higher Ahead of Earnings Season<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-edge-higher-in-late-trading\/18496\"><br \/>\nStocks Edge Higher in Late Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/gold-prices-flat-silver-prices-edge-higher\/18492\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Flat; Silver Prices Edge Higher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/market-updates\/stocks-struggle-for-direction-in-mid-day-trading-4\/18491\"><br \/>\nStocks Struggle for Direction in Mid-Day Trading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/carefusion-remain-committed-to-long-term-goals\/18486\"><br \/>\nCareFusion  &#8211; Remain committed to long-term goals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/recent-events\/business-news\/care-fusion-falls-after-profit-warning\/18481\"><br \/>\nCare Fusion Falls after Profit Warning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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