BP is top winner of Trump’s first Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale

A unit of BP Plc was the high bidder in a US auction for oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, the first sale ...

Companies offer $279 million for Gulf of Mexico drilling rights in first of 30 planned oil ...

Oil companies have offered $279 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico in the first offshore lease sale in the ...

First of 30 oil lease sales planned for Gulf of Mexico draws $300 million from companies

Oil companies offered $300 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico, marking the first of 30 planned sales under Republican efforts to boost U.S. fossil fuel production.