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STATE LEASE SALE FOR FEBRUARY ANNOUNCED BY BOARD

   
For Immediate Release
February 12, 1999

The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale February 10, 1999 at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 1998-99 Fiscal Year totals.

CLASSIFICATION
NOMINATED TRACTS
NOMINATED ACREAGE
LEASES AWARDED
NO. OF ACRES
AMOUNT OF CASH PAYMENTS
February 10          
State Offshore Leases
6
5,446.380
4
477.070
$73,945.85
State Onshore Leases
30
34,445.190
16
3,976.590
953,987.83
State Dedicated Leases
2
2,017.000
0
0.000
0.00
State Agency Leases
7
649.410
1
2.910
727.50
TOTAL SALE
45
42,557.980
21
4,456.570
$1,028,661.18
 
98-99 Fiscal Year
State Offshore Leases
169
243,248.760
51
19,835.464
$8,349,083.95
State Onshore Leases
354
305,270.323
136
23,630.135
6,618,577.86
State Dedicated Leases
42
56,775.810
3
1,114.710
560,576.77
State Agency Leases
53
14,494.169
20
1,754.882
1,149,279.14
Year Totals
618
619,789.062
210
46,335.191
$16,677,517.72

Editors: For more information, please contact Gus Rodemacher at 225-342-4607 or Sandra Bailey at 342-3093.