US | Gulf oil spill BP May Drill Again Near Blown-Out Well Company won't forget about rich oil find, despite spill By Nick McMaster Posted Aug 6, 2010 4:10 PM CDT Copied In this Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010 photo, Kelly Stull checks her flow meter as teammates drag a 50 meter seine net through the surf at Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. (AP Photo/ News & Observer, Chuck Liddy) BP workers have moved into the second stage of the "static kill," ensuring that the well in the Gulf will never again spew forth oil—unless BP resumes drilling into the reservoir beneath it. The company's COO is already suggesting that BP may want to go back for the wealth hidden underneath the relief wells: "There's lots of oil and gas here," Doug Suttles told USA Today. "We're going to have to think about what to do with that at some point." Click here to read about how locals are responding to the spill's aftermath. Read These Next Marjorie Taylor Greene says her feud has put a target on her back. Trump order brings end to Buddy Holly tribute. Todd Snider, who helped shape Americana music, dies. Guardian recounts the last trip of an Alaskan crab boat. Report an error