Top 4 bids 30 percent of Gulf of Mexico lease sale's $178M
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August 16, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Oil and gas companies made $178.1 million in high bids for federal leases in the Gulf of Mexico. That's about 28 percent above the last gulf-wide sale in March.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says 29 companies bid on 144 tracts Wednesday.
High bids averaged $1.2 million, up from $939,000 in March.
Regional Director Michael Celata (suh-LAH-tuh) says there's clearly continued interest in deep water.
Spokesman John Filostrat says the four highest bids were in water more than 1,600 meters (about a mile) deep. They added up to $53 million, nearly 30 percent of Wednesday's...
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