[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 25, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 14473] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-7737] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior. ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of the Minerals Management Service by the joint bidding provisions of 30 CFR 256.41, each entity within one of the following groups shall be restricted from bidding with any entity in any other of the following groups at Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sales to be held during the bidding period from May 1, 1998, through October 31, 1998. The List of Restricted Joint Bidders published October 9, 1997, in the Federal Register at 62 FR 52771 covered the period of November 1, 1997, through April 30, 1998. Group I. Exxon Corporation; and Exxon San Joaquin Production Co. Group II. Shell Oil Co.; Shell Offshore Inc.; Shell Western E&P Inc.; Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc.; Shell Consolidated Energy Resources Inc.; Shell Land & Energy Company; Shell Onshore Ventures Inc.; Shell Deepwater Development Inc.; Shell Deepwater Production Inc.; Shell Offshore Properties; and Capital II, Inc. Group III. Mobil Oil Corp.; Mobil Oil Exploration and Producing Southeast Inc.; Mobil Producing Texas and New Mexico Inc.; Mobil Exploration and Producing North America Inc. Group IV. BP America Inc.; The Standard Oil Co.; BP Exploration & Oil Inc.; and BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. Dated: March 19, 1998. Cynthia Quarterman, Director, Minerals Management Service. FR Doc. 98-7737 Filed 3-24-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-M