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August Oil and Gas Public Offering Raises Over $16.6 Million for the Province

The Government of Saskatchewan's Crown petroleum and natural gas public offering held on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, has raised $16,689,771.93 for the province.

Of the 111 parcels posted, 92 parcels received acceptable bids. These bids covered 22,060.899 hectares.

The Estevan area brought in $9,022,070.38 for 70 leases and three exploration licences totaling 9,146.727 hectares.

The Kindersley area brought in $6,273,105.45 for two leases and one exploration licence totaling 10,005.237 hectares.

The Lloydminster area brought in $1,394,596.10 for 16 leases totaling 2,908.935 hectares.

The highest bonus bid received on a parcel in this offering is $6,171,216.64. This 9,226.194-hectare exploration licence was awarded to ISH Energy Ltd. and is located in the Kindersley Area.

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Michael Hinton is an agricultural heritage advocate, songwriter and 2025 National Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee based in Hutchinson, Kansas. Widely known as “America’s Antique Tractor Ambassador,” Hinton has combined his passion for vintage farm machinery, agricultural history, and storytelling to celebrate the people, equipment and rural communities that have helped shape American agriculture.

Through Hinton Songworks, Hinton writes and produces country, Christian-country, inspirational, and holiday music inspired by rural life, faith, family, hard work, dreams, and the experiences that connect generations. His songwriting serves as a creative extension of his agricultural preservation work, giving a musical voice to many of the stories, emotions, and memories behind the “old iron” he has spent years celebrating.