30 companies turned up yesterday to place 257 bids for the GoM lease sale 252, a result considered very positive. Deepwater acreage accounted for 187 (82%) of the tracts taken, mostly in the Mississippi Canyon and Green Canyon areas but also the DeSoto Canyon, Garden Banks, and Alaminos Canyon areas. 40 shallow-water units were bid for. Sale 252 had 205 single-bid blocks and only 22 received multiple bids.  Shell was the most active, getting 87 of the 88 blocks it bid on. Anadarko followed, with âonlyâ 27 blocks grabbed and BP with 23. A detailed exposure of the round results is available from GEPS.   Sale 252 encompassed 14,700 open blocks in WD 3-3,400m.
GoM Lease sale 252 â 30 companies took part, placing 257 bids on 205 single-bid blocks, only 22 blocks received multiple bids. Shell won the most blocks and was the biggest spender in the sale, getting 87 of the 88 tracts it bid on. Anadarko and BP were the next big players, with 27 and 23 blocks.