Eight Orphan basin bids accepted in Atlantic off Newfoundland

A three-company group led by a ChevronTexaco Corp. unit won exploration rights Thursday on 8 deepwater parcels totaling 5.25 million acres in the frontier Orphan basin off Newfoundland.

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