1.   Ian Frost, regional director of Inntrepreneur, said the leases offered big advantages over the short-term agreements.

2.   The only bidder for the last oil and gas rights lease offered in Georges Bank was Greenpeace, an environmental group.

3.   Third-quarter earnings were also hurt by the costly rebates and subsidized lease offers that Chrysler and most other automakers have been using to keep sales strong.