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Mexico Close to Striking Deal Over Major Offshore Oil Find

Jun 06, 2022

The Mexican government is close to reaching a deal with U.S.-based Talos Energy over the future of a potentially lucrative shared crude discovery, the president said on Friday.The handling of Zama, a deposit holding some 900 million barrels and located offshore in the southern Gulf of Mexico…

Talos Disappointed as Pemex Gets to Run Development of Giant Zama Offshore Oil Discovery

Mar 28, 2022

Mexican authorities have decided that Mexico's national oil company Pemex will become the operator of the giant Zama offshore field development, despite the fact that the discovery was made by the U.S. oil company Talos Energy back in 2017.Talos…

Talos Energy Pauses Mexico Oil Arbitration Bid Amid High-level Talks - Reuters

May 18, 2022

U.S.-based oil producer Talos Energy has temporarily suspended pursuit of an arbitration claim against Mexico amid high-level talks over one of the country's flagship offshore projects, five people close to the matter said.The dispute erupted…

Moody's: Mexico Gov't Ongoing Support for Pemex is a Challenge

Apr 01, 2022

Mexico's ongoing support for state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) remains a challenge to government finances and the sovereign credit rating, Moody's said on Thursday.Moody's, which gave Mexico a 'Baa1' rating with a negative outlook…

Talos Energy Disputes Mexico's Selection of Pemex as Zama Field Operator

Sep 06, 2021

U.S. oil firm Talos Energy has filed notices of dispute to the Government of Mexico over decisions taken by Mexico's Ministry of Energy  ('SENER'), which awarded the rights to the Zama offshore oil discovery to the Mexican national oil company Pemex…

Mexico Could Use IMF Funds to Pay Pemex Debt

Sep 07, 2021

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his government is tackling the debt burden of state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and hinted he would try to use funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to do so…

Mexico Picks Pemex to Run Giant Zama Discovery. Talos Says Will Explore All Legal Options

Jul 06, 2021

Mexico chose state-owned Pemex to run a major shared oil find over the private consortium led by a U.S. oil company that first discovered it, in the latest win for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's nationalistic energy policies.The disputed deposit…

Talos Best Positioned to Lead Zama Field Development, CEO Says

May 21, 2021

U.S.-based oil company Talos Energy, working on a unitization agreement for the giant Zama offshore oil discovery in Mexico with the Mexican oil company Pemex, hopes the final solution will see the company lead the development of the field as the operator…

Mexican Regulator to Decide on Zama Field Unitization

Mar 26, 2021

Following reports Thursday that the U.S. oil firm Talos and Mexico's Pemex have not managed to reach a deal on how to share the giant Zama field found by Talos in 2017, the confirmation came Friday from Talos.Talos Energy said that the unitization…

Report: Talos, Pemex Yet to Reach Deal on Giant Offshore Oil Discovery

Mar 26, 2021

No deal has yet been reached on the future of a lucrative shared oil deposit as a deadline expired on Thursday, but Mexican state-run Pemex and Talos Energy will keep talking, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.How…

Talos Energy, Pemex Continue Talks over Zama Offshore Discovery

Dec 23, 2020

Mexico's energy ministry has approved a 60-day extension for talks between state oil company Pemex and a private consortium led by U.S.-based Talos Energy Inc over the future of a massive shared crude deposit, Talos chief executive Tim Duncan told Reuters on Tuesday…

Premier Oil Cuts 2020 Output Forecast Due to Issues at Catcher Field

Nov 12, 2020

Premier Oil cut its 2020 production outlook to 61,000-64,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from a previously forecast 65,000-70,000 on Thursday, due to problems at its Catcher field.The company also said it plans to issue a prospectus in…

Mexico: Pemex, Hokchi in Talks Over Shared Offshore Reservoir

Sep 03, 2020

Mexican national oil company Pemex and Hokchi Energy have begun the first stage of unitization negotiations over a possible offshore shared reservoir in the southern Gulf of Mexico, Mexico's energy ministry told Reuters on Wednesday.The ministry said Pemex…

Talos, Pemex Told to Seek Deal on Shared Offshore Oil Discovery

Jul 09, 2020

Mexico's state oil company Pemex and a private consortium led by U.S.-based Talos Energy Inc have been instructed to come to an agreement detailing how they will jointly develop a large offshore oil find, the energy ministry said on Wednesday…

Talos CEO Becomes Vice-Chairman of U.S. Offshore Industry Body NOIA

Jul 30, 2020

Tim Duncan, CEO of Talos, an oil and gas company focused on exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico, has been appointed Vice Chairman of the U.S. National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA).Duncan will join NOIA Chairman and Halliburton…

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