Exxon Top Bidder at Gulf Lease Sale; Deepwater Blocs Steal Show

摘要

Supermajor Exxon Mobil emerged somewhat surprisingly as the biggest spender at the latest sale of Gulf of Mexico oil and gas exploration leases in New Orleans last week. All told, the companies that took part in the sale dished out a total of 487 million in winning bids for rights to 319 blocks in the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico.