Western Gulf
Western Gulf Lease Sale 200 was held at the Marriott Hotel on Canal Street in downtown New Orleans on August 16, 2006 in New Orleans.
Lease Sale 200
Final Bid Recap
Final Bid Recap
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(released November 28, 2006)
Bid Evaluation Results
- Final Phase I Decision Matrix (released September 1, 2006)
- Final Phase I Acceptances (released on September 1, 2006)
- Interim Phase II Decision Report (updated November 8, 2006)
- Final Phase II Decision Matrix (released on November 8, 2006)
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
Notification of EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability - Please Note: The due date for the 1/5th bonus bid payment has been extended to 11 a.m. ET, Friday, August 18. The deadline contained on the attached EFT reports has not been revised to reflect this update. (updated August 17, 2006)
Sale Statistics
The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 200 held on August 19, 2009. The reports organize the data in several different ways.
| Sale Statistics Includes general summary information on sale bids. | ||||
Preliminary Bid Recap by Area & Block for All Bids (Report 1) Includes complete information on all blocks that received bids. A final bid recap which includes bid acceptance and rejection results will be posted approximately three months after sale day. | ||||
| High Bids Ranked by Bid Amount Includes information on all high bids in ranked order. | ||||
| Analysis of Bids by Company Includes information on all bids by all companies. | ||||
Summaries of Company Bids (Report 6) Four reports are sorted by company as follows:
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This file displays bid information on acreage, royalty rates, and companies participating in this sale. It contains five fixed format, ASCII data files of tract, bid, and company data as well as a text file which shows the record layouts. (WinZip was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to down loading the file. |
Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution
| Lease Sale 200 | Files | |
| Lease Sale Map – Bid Distribution | zipped postscript* | |
| Active Leases and WGOM Sale 200 Map | zipped postscript* | |
*Note: This is an encapsulated Postscript plot file generated by ArcView. WinZip 8.1 was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files.
Blocks Receiving Bids
Blocks Receiving Bids (released August 16, 2006)
Miscellaneous Presale Statistics
Preliminary Sale Statistics (released August 16, 2006)
Final Notice of Sale
- Cover Sheet for Final Notice of Sale Package
- Final Notice of Sale
- Lease Stipulations
- Royalty Suspension Provisions
- Information to Lessees
- List of Blocks Available for Leasing
- Unleased Split Blocks and Available Unleased Acreage of Blocks with Aliquots and Irregular Portions Under Lease or Deferred
- Example of Preferred Format: Geophysical Data and Information Statement and Sample Envelope
- Telephone Numbers/Addresses of Bidders Form
- Bid Form and Envelope
Sale Maps
| Lease Sale 200 | Files | |
| Lease Terms and Economic Conditions | zipped postscript* | |
| Stipulations and Deferred Blocks | zipped postscript* | |
(*Note: These are enhanced Postscript plot files generated by ArcInfo. They can be plotted locally. Version 8.1 of WINZIP was used to compress these files. Please read our disclaimer prior to downloading files.)
News Releases
- Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 200 Nets $331,950,865 in High Bids (August 20, 2006)
- Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 200 Attracts $462.8 Million in Bids (August 16, 2006)
- MMS Announces Change in Time for Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 200 (August 15, 2006)
- MMS Will Work with State to Ensure Successful Lease Sale 200 (August 15, 2006)
- Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 200 Bid Submission Deadline Extended (August 14, 2006)
- Minerals Management Service Given Approval for Lease Sale 200 (August 14, 2006)
- MMS Issues Final Notice of Western Gulf Lease Sale 200 (July 17, 2006)
- MMS Issues Proposed Notice of Western Gulf Lease Sale 200 (April 4, 2006)
Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments
Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments
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Please note that this document includes instructions for making both the 1/5 and 4/5 payments and has been recently modified. (updated April 2006)