Industry Feds approve nearly $190M in bids from offshore oil and gas lease sale By Deanna B. Narveson - September 14, 2022 (iStock) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint The U.S. government has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago in the Gulf of Mexico but rejected by a federal judge, the Bure… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.