By Eric Bowen, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. Apr. 21--As fuel prices hit all-time highs, energy companies are looking for new places to drill, creating a run on open land and mineral rights, a company official said this week.

By SCOTT ROTRUCK ENERGY is one of the most critical and defining issues of this century, and West Virginia is poised to be a major source of energy for the entire country. The Mountain State is blessed with tremendous reserves of natural gas.

By Scott Rotruck ENERGY is one of the most critical and defining issues of this century and West Virginia is poised to be a major source of energy for the entire country. The Mountain State is blessed with tremendous reserves of natural gas.

By GEORGE HOHMANN Chesapeake Energy Corp. employees represented by the United Steelworkers have rejected the company's contract offer, a union officer said.

By Jennifer Ginsberg, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Feb. 23--Chesapeake Energy Corp. named Scott Rotruck of Morgantown as its new director of corporate development for the company's Eastern division, the company announced Wednesday. The Eastern division office is based in Charleston.