Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248 Information
Bid Evaluation Results
- Final Phase II Acceptances (September 30, 2016)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (October 20, 2016)
- Final Phase II Acceptances (November 10, 2016)
- Phase II Decision Matrix (November 21, 2016)
Sale Video
Sale 248 held on August 24, 2016, in New Orleans, LA, was the first federal offshore oil and gas auction broadcast live on the internet delivering pertinent bid information immediately to a much broader national and international audience.
Sale Statistics
The documents below contain statistical information specific to Sale 248 held on August 24, 2016. 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 (Report 4)
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) - Includes bidding information by companies. The four reports are sorted by company as follows:
- Sale 248 ZIP File
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.