Two key figures in state government said Tuesday that despite rising gas prices, it’s not yet time to open the Gulf of Mexico to new oil drilling.

Gov. Rick Scott and House Speaker Dean Cannon said they’re not convinced that another spill like the one that shut down the northern Gulf coast last year is completely avoidable.

Opponents of “drill baby drill” thought they had heard the last of it, because of the simple retort of spill, baby, spill, after the Deepwater Horizon explosion last year brought the northern Gulf coast economy to a stop.

But with gas once again nearing the $4 a gallon mark in Florida, slowly the discussion of opening areas of ocean near Florida to new drilling is coming back, just a year after the spill.

But even as politicians from members of Congress to state Senate President Mike Haridopolos again call for new drilling, both Scott and Cannon said it’s not time.

“We have to look at offshore drilling, but we can’t do it unless we’re very comfortable it’s safe,” Scott said in an interview Tuesday with the News Service of Florida. “If it’s not safe we’re going to ruin our beaches … and dramatically impact our economy.

“No one’s showed me that it’s safe,” Scott said.

Through a spokeswoman, House Speaker Dean Cannon is also sending a note of caution.

“His position hasn’t changed,” Cannon’s spokeswoman, Katie Betta, said Tuesday. “Deepwater Horizon was a game changer and until we have a better understanding of the totality of impacts from the incident, he would not support the expansion of offshore drilling.”

Cannon, R-Winter Park, had, along with Haridopolos, been among those pushing for new drilling before the spill.

There is a federal moratorium on drilling in many parts of the Gulf of Mexico up to 125 miles out until the year 2023. But there are frequently discussions of trying to open the area up, particularly when gas prices go up. The average price for a gallon of gas in Florida hit $3.92 last week according to AAA Auto Club South. That’s a full dollar more than the average price a year ago.