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Shale tops Gulf for oil developers, huge lease sale suggests

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The Trump administration last week held the largest oil and gas lease sale in the country's history, offering up a whopping 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico - but only 815,000 of those acres received bids. Analysts say the Gulf simply isn't as profitable for oil companies as onshore shale deposits or as appealing…



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