The southeast continues to dominate in this month's sale of Crown Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights with the Weyburn and Estevan area generating $27.7 million.

 

Ed Dancsok with Saskatchewan Industry and Resources says so far this year $151 million has been raised from the lasd sales.

The August sale also included the first-ever public offering of oil sands rights, and oil shale exploration permits.

The next Crown land sale is October 1.