To the Spouter from Wildwood who said: “The oil companies can't drill or even test to see if oil or NG even exist within confines of a lease until a permit is granted to do such.” They’ve already been issued. “There are oil and gas companies that have hundreds of previously issued permits to drill which have been issued over the years, but these companies have chosen not to drill on many of these permits, primarily due to economic reasons,” said Bob Abbey, who served as land bureau director during the Obama administration. They're just sitting on them. So, who is lying here??