The MMS has extended for 45 days the post-sale evaluation period for Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 196. All bids evaluations will be completed by December 30, 2005. The extension was necessary due to the prolonged closure of the Gulf of Mexico Regional Office because of damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Supplemental
Final Notice of Sale Package
Final
Notice of Sale Package
(Revisions to certain documents have been made in
accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Please refer to
Supplemental Final Notice of Sale Package above.)
Potential
Hydrocarbon Prospects and Public Data for Sale 196
News Releases, Fact
Sheets, and Notices
Instructions for Making EFT Bonus Payments. Please note that
this document includes instructions for making both the 1/5 and 4/5
payments and has been recently modified.
(Updated June 2005)
Preliminary Sale
Statistics (Released August 16, 2005)

Lease Sale Map - Bid
Distribution (Released August
17, 2005)
Blocks Receiving
Bids
(Released August 17, 2005)
Notification of
EFT 1/5 Bonus Liability
(Released August 17, 2005)

Sale Statistics (Released August 17, 2005)
Bid Evaluation Results (Updated
December 23, 2005)
Final
Bid Recap (Released January 17, 2006)