- Biggest prize at the holiday party went to Anadarko: Mississippi Canyon 389 – 5 bids, $25.5 million high bid
- Biggest holiday shopping spree: Shell’s 65 high bids accounted for 24% of the sale’s high bids (excluding CCS bids).
- Big spender award: Hess – $88.3 million on only 20 high bids. Does Chevron approve? 😀
- Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi: Strong performance by Woodside. 18 high bids, $24.8 million
- Heia Norge!: Equinor continues to shine in the GoM! 13 high bids, $20.6 million
- Spirit of America award to Red Willow Offshore which is owned by the Southern Ute tribe. 22 high bids!
- Deepwater independents for (energy) independence: Beacon, Murphy, LLOG, Kosmos, Talos, Houston Energy, Ridgewood, QuarterNorth, Alta Mar, CSL, CL&F, and Westlawn
- Smart shelf shoppers: Arena, Byron, Focus, Cantium
- Even pace wins the race: Another solid lease sale for bp – 24 high bids.
- So happy together 😀: Chevron and Hess combined for 48 high bids, $114 million
- Coal in their stockings? Repsol (Sale 261) and Exxon (Sales 257 and 259) made up their own rules for acquiring carbon dumping leases. Perhaps some solid carbon in their Christmas stockings would be appropriate.
- Christmas in July?: A lease sale in 2024 is needed. Sometime near the 4th of July holiday would be good. It’s up to you Congress!
Holiday greetings to our friends around the world!
Stocking stuffer for that special person! 😉
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 