Central Gulf Lease Sale 157 Sale Statistics

Bid Totals High Bids $520,942,644.00
All Bids $716,059,864.00
Area Offered Blocks 5,649
Acres 30,322,792.332
Receiving Bids Blocks 924
Acres 4,761,166.89
Number of Bids Total 1,381
Average per Block 1.5


Greatest Number of Bids Per Block 10
Map Area(s) and Block Number(s) South Marsh Island Area North Addition 261

Highest Total Bid $11,151,000.00
Map Area(s) and Block Number(s) Mississippi Canyon 941
Number of Bids for Block 5
Company(s) Participating in Bid Vastar Resources, Inc.

Highest Bid per Acre  $4,560.26
Map Area(s) and Block Number(s)  Green Canyon 658
Number of Bids for Block  1
Company(s) Participating in Bid  BP Exploration & Oil Inc.


Bidding Statistics by Water Depth
  Number of Blocks with Bids Acres Receiving Bids Sum of High Bids Sum of All Bids
0 - 200 meters  453 2,095,751.99 $262,296,276 $383,484,713
200 - 400 meters  29 138,644.81 $27,664,430 $31,998,759
400 - 800 meters  41 236,160.00 $29,246,093 $36,162,227
800+ meters  401 2,290,610.09 $201,735,845 $264,414,165


Number of Bids per Block by Water Depth
  Total 0 - 200m 200 - 400m 400 - 800m 800+m
1 Bid  647 285 22 29 311
2 Bid  174 107 5 8 54
3 Bid  64 37 2 3 22
4 Bid  18 12 0 0 6
5 Bid  13 6 0 1 6
6 Bid  4 2 0 0 2
7 Bid  1 1 0 0 0
8 Bid  2 2 0 0 0
9 Bid  0 0 0 0 0
10 Bid  1 1 0 0 0


Bidding Statistics by Lease Term
Term Blocks with Bids Acres Receiving Bids Sum of High Bids Sum of All Bids
5 Year
 
482 2,234,396.80 $289,960,706 $415,483,472
8 Year  56 322,560.00 $37,671,795 $48,932,848
10 Year
 
386 2,204,210.09 $193,310,143 $251,643,544


Bidding Statistics by Royalty Rate
Rate Blocks with Bids Acres Receiving Bids Sum of High Bids Sum of All Bids
16 2/3%  482 2,234,396.80 $289,960,706 $415,483,472
12 1/2%  442 2,526,770.09 $230,981,938 $300,576,392


Information on 8(g) Blocks
Number of Blocks/Acres Offered 160/478,272.91 Acres
Number Receiving Bids 41
Total Number of Bids 79
Total Block Acreage 152,673.65
Total 8(g) Acreage 87,160.290
Sum of High Bids $25,539,807.00
Sum of All Bids $35,979,213.00


Total Number of Companies Participating 93
Number of Companies Submitting Bids 78


Top Ten Companies Submitting Bids
Company Total Bids Total Amount Exposed
1. Zilkha Energy Company 160 $28,046,923.00
2. Texaco Exploration and Production Company 151 $69,082,878.52
3. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. 132 $46,441,207.68
4. Shell Offshore Inc. 112 $46,239,146.30
5. BP Exploration & Oil Inc. 106 $39,335,061.05
6. BHP Petroleum (GOM) Inc. 91 $37,619,835.65
7. Amoco Production Company 73 $27,010,222.70
8. Vastar Resources, Inc. 58 $39,999,995.50
9. Enserch Exploration, Inc. 55 $10,904,962.19
10. Exxon Corporation 52 $10,125,000.00


Information on Deepest Block Receiving Bid
Map Area and Block Number
Walker Ridge 811
 
Water Depth 9,090 Feet
Distance from Shore 201 Miles from Louisiana