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08/20/08 4:17 PM

#75875 RE: JoeSmith #75873

A total of 53 companies offered $607 million for leases covering 1.8 million acres in federal waters off Texas. About 90% of the tracts the government auctioned off received no bids. The highest bid — $61 million — came from StatoilHydro USA, followed closely by Chevron USA Inc., which offered $52 million for a tract.