A spokesperson for the Coast Guard reported that the spill appeared to be in Bay Marchand, Block 4, possibly associated with a pipeline or a site owned or controlled by Talos Energy. In September 2021, following Hurricane Ida, aerial images by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration revealed a miles-long oil slick spreading in coastal waters approximately a mile off Port Fourchon. In June 2020, Talos Energy announced the bolt-on acquisition of assets from affiliates of Castex Energy 2005. It was drilled in a down-dip location approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 kilometers) to the north of the Zama-1 discovery well to confirm the geological model and define the oil-water contact.

The Zama-2 appraisal well is the first appraisal penetrations drilled to better define the resource potential of the Zama discovery. In December 2018 Talos Energy started Zama discovery appraisal program, which will consist of three reservoir penetrations. The new company trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol 'TALO'. In May 2018 Talos Energy Inc.('Talos') completed merger with Stone Energy Corporation (NYSE: SGY) ('Stone') and became Talos Energy, Inc. Because not all oil present is such a formation is technically recovered, it is believed that the formation could yield about 425 million barrels. In July 2017, Talos Energy, Premier Oil, and Sierra Oil & Gas announced that exploratory drilling in the Zama-1 field, located in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, had uncovered a formation with between 1.4 billion and two billion barrels of light crude oil. The company was founded in 2012 by Timothy Duncan with a $600-million equity raise from Apollo Global Management and Riverstone Holdings. is an oil and gas company that engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

Parker (Executive Vice President – Exploration) Heitzman ( COO and Executive Vice President) Shane Young ( CFO and Senior Vice President

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