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February Oil and Gas Public Offering Generates $3.0 Million in Revenue

The Government of Saskatchewan's Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, raised $3,039,589.20 for the province, with the Estevan area generating most of the revenue. 

Twenty-nine parcels were put up for sale in this offering and 25 parcels received acceptable bids, covering an area of 2,753.836 hectares.

In the southeast, the Estevan area generated the most financial interest, bringing in $2,747,969.25 for 16 leases totalling 1,684.452 hectares.

The Lloydminster area generated $156,195.20 in bonus bids, while the Kindersley area generated $135,424.75.

Millennium Lands (111) Ltd. made the highest bonus bid and dollars-per-hectare bid, $997,962.23, an average of $6,158.55 per hectare. This was for a 162.045-hectare lease in the Estevan Area, northeast of Midale. 

This is the sixth and final oil and gas public offering for the 2024-25 fiscal year, over which time the Government of Saskatchewan has raised $51,814,614.76.

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