Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Walter J. Mead Author-Name: Asbjorn Moseidjord Author-Name: Philip E. Sorensen Title: The Rate of Return Earned by Lessees under Cash Bonus Bidding for OCS Oil and Gas Leases Classification-JEL: F0 Pages: 37-52 Volume: Volume 4 Issue: Number 4 Year: 1983 Abstract: The remaining oil and gas reserves and resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) represent one of America's largest publicly owned assets. Through 1980, OCS oil and gas leases had produced $62.8 billion in gross revenue and $41.3 billion in bonus, royalty, and rental payments to the federal government (U.S. Geological Survey, 1981). Handle: RePEc:aen:journl:1983v04-04-a03 File-URL: http://www.iaee.org/en/publications/ejarticle.aspx?id=1608 File-Format: text/html File-Restriction: Access to full text is restricted to IAEE members and subscribers.