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For Release:
May 11, 2006
News Release
State Mineral Board reports May lease sale data
The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on May 10, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.
Below are the preliminary results of the lease sale and 2005-2006 Fiscal Year totals.
| CLASSIFICATION | NOMINATED TRACTS |
NOMINATED ACREAGE |
LEASES AWARDED |
NO. OF ACRES |
AMOUNT OF CASH PAYMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lease Sale May 10, 2006 |
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| State Offshore Leases | 14 | 20,540.350 | 1 | 248.760 | $69,404.04 |
| State Onshore Leases | 73 | 85,702.310 | 24 | 12,911.880 | $3,167,209.58 |
| State Dedicated Leases | 9 | 15,858.830 | 5 | 3,651.140 | $2,787,160.33 |
| State Agency Leases | 1 | 25.000 | 1 | 6.000 | $1,596.00 |
| Total Sale | 97 | 122,126.490 | 31 | 16,817.780 | $6,025,369.95 |
| 2005-2006 Fiscal Year | |||||
| State Offshore Leases | 166 | 181,242.870 | 39 | 21,474.900 | $6,798,503.63 |
| State Onshore Leases | 669 | 713,888.190 | 272 | 68,637.232 | $24,794,560.88 |
| State Dedicated Leases | 51 | 76,874.880 | 14 | 7,641.610 | $4,641,973.07 |
| State Agency Leases | 31 | 5,343.398 | 31 | 3,496.747 | $923,404.05 |
| Total Year to Date | 917 | 977,349.338 | 356 | 101,250.489 | $37,158,441.63 |
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