Sale 168 (Western Gulf) was held on August 27, 1997, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA.
Lease Sale 168
Final Bid Recap
Final Bid Recap
(23.75 KB)
(released January 6, 1998)
Environment
Lease Terms and Economic Conditions
(23.75 KB)
Media and Stakeholder Notifications
- Sale Maps
- Lease Terms and Economic Conditions
- Stipulations and Deferred Blocks
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Bid Evaluation Results
Final Phase I Acceptances
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Final Phase I Decision Matrix
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Final Phase II Decision Matrix
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Interim Phase II Decision Report
(23.75 KB)
(All leases awarded as of December 9, 1997)
Sale Statistics
The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 168, held on August 27, 1997. The reports organize the data in several different ways. Information regarding bid acceptance is found elsewhere.
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 receiving bids. Information regarding the final bid recap which includes bid acceptance and rejection results is found elsewhere. | ||||
High Bids Ranked by Bid Amount (Report 4) Includes information on all high bids in ranked order. | ||||
Summaries of Company Bids (Report 6)
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Sale 168 ZIP File (old format) 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. Version 2.04G of PKZIP was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to down loading the file. | ||||
Sale 168 ZIP File (new format) 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. Version 2.04G of PKZIP was used to compress this file. Please read our disclaimer prior to down loading the file. |
Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution
- Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution (released August 27, 1997)
Blocks Receiving Bids
Blocks Receiving Bids
(23.75 KB)
(released August 27, 1997)
Final Notice of Sale
Final Notice of Sale Package
(23.75 KB)
(released August 27, 1997)
News Releases
Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 168 Attracts $616 Million in High Bids
(9.83 KB)
(August 27, 1997)
Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168 Nets $599,587,041
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(December 10, 1997)
MMS Extends Period to Accept or Reject Bids On Offshore Natural Gas And Oil Tracts for Western GOM Sale 168
(23.69 KB)
(November 20, 1997)
Sale 168 Sets All Time Western Gulf of Mexico Record for Number of Bids and Number of Tracts Bid On
(23.69 KB)
(August 26, 1997)
Minerals Management Service Presents Oryx Energy with Conservation Award for Respecting the Environment
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(August 27, 1997)