Sale 168 (Western Gulf) was held on August 27, 1997, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 300 Bourbon Street, New Orleans, LA.

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Final Notice of Sale Package  (Released August 27, 1997)

News Release:  Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 168 Nets $599,587,041  (December 10, 1997)

News Release:  MMS Extends Period to Accept or Reject Bids On Offshore Natural Gas And Oil Tracts for Western GOM Sale 168  (November 20, 1997)

News Release:  Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 168 Attracts $616 Million in High Bids  (August 27, 1997)

News Release:  Minerals Management Service Presents Oryx Energy with Conservation Award for Respecting the Environment  (August 27, 1997)

News Release:  Sale 168 Sets All Time Western Gulf of Mexico Record for Number of Bids and Number of Tracts Bid On  (August 26, 1997)

Lease Sale Map - Bid Distribution  (released August 27, 1997)

Blocks Receiving Bids  (released August 27, 1997) 

Sale Day Statistics  (released August 27, 1997)

Bid Evaluation Results  (Phase I & II Decision Matrices and Interim & Final Phase II Decision Reports)

Final Bid Recap (released January 6, 1998)