Manitoba, Saskatchewan report strong land sales

摘要

After breaking its own record in 2011, Manitoba's first land sale of 2012 has broken all previous records for a single sale, while neighbouring Saskatchewan took in $28.73 million at its February 6 land sale, Manitoba's Petroleum Branch said its February 8 land sale yielded bids totalling $8.02 million. That compares with the record $13.14 million Manitoba collected for oil and gas rights in all of 2011. If the trend continues, the province would need to collect just over $5 million in the next sale, set for May 9,2012, to beat last year's record.