塔洛斯能源公司寻求从石油巨头收购海上油田

据海上工程师网2022年5月25日报道，美国海上油气生产商塔洛斯能源公司（Talos Energy）周二表示，由于大型石油公司为了脱碳而剥离资产，塔洛斯能源公司有兴趣从石油巨头手中收购新的石油产量。  

塔洛斯能源公司首席执行官蒂姆·邓肯在5月24日举行的分析师日会上表示：“我们是一个天生的整合者，尤其是在墨西哥湾。”

塔洛斯能源公司成立于10年前，通过大约12次并购，它已成为墨西哥湾最大的海上油气运营商之一。 塔洛斯能源公司还通过在美国墨西哥湾沿岸的碳捕获和储存设施扩展业务。

邓肯表示：“石油巨头时下正在进行脱碳，我们希望在合适的地点进行合适的并购交易。”并称塔洛斯能源公司将在巴西和西非寻找机会。

5月24日，塔洛斯能源公司与雪佛龙公司达成了一项合资协议，以扩大得克萨斯州杰弗逊县海上Bayou Bend碳捕获和储存项目。雪佛龙公司承诺向该项目投资5000万美元，获得50%的股权，而塔洛斯能源公司将成为该项目运营商，持有25%的股权。 

邓肯表示，尽管许多陆上油气公司已经限制支出和增长，转而关注股东回报，但塔洛斯能源公司将继续扩大其石油业务。他告诉投资者：“我们不会逃避这个问题。”  

李峻 编译自 海上工程师网

原文如下：

Talos Energy Looking to Buy Offshore Fields from Oil Majors

Offshore oil and gas producer Talos Energy on Tuesday said it was interested in scooping up new production, particularly as major oil companies shed assets in a bid to decarbonize.

"We're a natural consolidator, particularly when you think about the Gulf of Mexico," Chief Executive Officer Tim Duncan said on Tuesday during an analyst day.

Formed just a decade ago, Talos has become one of the largest offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico through roughly a dozen mergers and acquisitions. The company also is expanding through carbon capture and sequestration facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

"The majors are going to decarbonize and we want to be available for the right M&A deal at the right spot," said Duncan, adding that the company would look at opportunities around Brazil and West Africa.

Talos on Tuesday closed on a joint venture with Chevron Corp (CVX.N) and Carbonvert to expand the Bayou Bend carbon capture and sequestration project offshore of Jefferson County, Texas. Chevron committed $50 million to the project, giving it 50% equity interest, while Talos, with a 25% stake, will be the operator.

While many onshore oil and gas companies have restrained spending and growth to focus instead on shareholder returns, Duncan said Talos would continue to expand its oil business.

"We're not running away from that," he told investors.