They rushed into the market and bought frantically, the public bidding against them.

Government officials have said there may be a new public bidding process when they expire.

Without Pemex contracts, Oceanografia would have to enter the public bidding process, which could be challenging.

It began in 2010 with a public bidding war with HP over storage company 3Par.

Contracts for the first, second and third phases of the train were granted through public bidding contests that attracted dozens of companies.

In 2010, Dell and HP fought a very public bidding war for storage company 3PAR, a struggle HP eventually won.

Public bidding wars are another sign of froth.