BHP Billiton High Bidder in GOM Lease Sale, but Auction Draws Little Interest Overall

摘要

Oil and natural gas prospects in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) drew bids from 22 operators Wednesday in the latest federal lease sale, with deepwater blocks pulling the most interest. Regionwide Lease Sale 254, livestreamed from New Orleans by the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), ofered 78 million acres that included 14,594 blocks in water depths of 3-34,000 meters across the Western Central and Eastern Planning Areas of the GOM.