Sale 251 held yesterday attracted USD 178,069,406 in high bids, about USD 53 MM more than in the last sale.Â  29 companies took part, placing 171 bids on 144 blocks. Deepwater blocks (= 400 m) accounted for 111 of units taken, focus on the Mississippi Canyon + Green Canyon areas. 33 shallow water blocks were bid for vs 46 in the last sale. Hess tendered the highest bid of the sale, USD 25.9 MM for Mississippi Canyon (MC) block 338.   ExxonMobil won the most blocks and was the biggest spender in the sale, getting 25 of the 26 tracts it bid on BP and Equinor were the next big players, BP winning 19 of 25 sought, and Equinor 16.
GoM Lease sale 251 - 29 companies took part, placing 171 bids on 144 blocks. ExxonMobil won the most blocks and was the biggest spender in the sale, getting 25 of the 26 tracts it bid on BP and Equinor were the next big players, BP winning 19 of 25 sought, and Equinor 16.