Moore was the president and CEO of the company already in 2010 when a BP oil rig exploded ( called the Deepwater Horizon oil spill ) . It killed eleven workers and spilled millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico . This caused one of the worst environmental disasters in US history . The company paid BP over $ 80 million in a negotiated settlement
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Jack B. Moore