[BillyB]

Don't forget, in the last year only 3 oil drilling permits have been issued and of those 3 two went to George Soros.

Really . . .

[INDENT]Ongoing permitting: facts and figures (Please note that these numbers are updated daily)

Shallow water: To date, 62 new shallow water well permits have been issued since the implementation of new safety and environmental standards on June 8, 2010. Permits have averaged more than 6 per month over the past 8 months, compared to an average of 8 permits per month in 2009. Just 3 of these permits are currently pending; with 7 having been returned to the operator for more information.

Deepwater drilling applications fall into two categories for the implementation of our new regulations. To clarify these differences, we have included the narrative below. The deepwater moratorium was lifted on October 12, 2010, and is the reference for inclusion of new rules in applications:

Deepwater permits requiring subsea containment: Since an applicant first successfully demonstrated containment capabilities in mid-February, we have approved 59 of these permits for 17 unique wells, with 27 permits pending, and 22 permits returned to the operator with requests for additional information, particularly information regarding containment.

Deepwater activities not requiring subsea containment: Since the implementation of new safety and environmental standards, 41 of these permits have been approved, with 3 currently pending. These activities include water injection wells and procedures using surface blowout preventers.[/INDENT]

http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/offsho...rmits.html