BP, Chevron Lead $47M US Gulf Oil Auction; BP's Bid Nearly Half

Oil and gas companies placed $46.98 million in top bids during a drilling rights sale held Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico. Data from a livestreamed U.S. government auction indicated that a single bid from BP represented almost half of the total sum offered by participating firms.

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