HOUSTON, June 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos" or the "Company") (NYSE: TALO) today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to jointly acquire certain deepwater assets in the Gulf of America from Shell Offshore Inc. ("Shell"), alongside an affiliate of Ridgewood Energy Corporation, for cash consideration of $850 million (net to Talos), subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the "Acquisition"). Talos expects its final net cash consideration to be approximately $450 - $500 million(1), based upon estimated interim cash flow from the acquired assets from the July 1, 2025 Acquisition effective date.
Strategic Rationale:
Enhances Scale with Significant Financial Accretion: Adds low-cost, high-margin, oil-weighted production and is expected to be immediately accretive to key financial metrics.
Increases Reserves and Production with Future Development Upside: Adds proved reserves of approximately 23 million barrels of oil equivalent ("MMBoe") and 10 MMBoe of probable reserves, with additional operated Infrastructure‑Led Exploration (ILX) opportunities supporting future growth. Production for the first quarter 2026 was 16 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day ("MBoe/d"), ~77% oil.
Maintains Balance Sheet Strength and Financial Flexibility: The transaction is expected to be funded through a combination of cash on hand and debt, allowing Talos to maintain a strong balance sheet and leverage profile consistent with its disciplined capital allocation framework.
Talos President and Chief Executive Officer Paul Goodfellow commented, "We are pleased to announce the acquisition of these high-quality deepwater assets directly aligned with Pillar Two of our strategy. The bolt-on is highly accretive, materially enhances free cash flow, and includes Infrastructure-Led Exploration opportunities where our field life extension track record can unlock value beyond current reserves. We also see a clear pathway for operated development activity to compete for capital beginning in 2027, further supporting long-term value creation as we continue to advance our strategy to build a long-lived, scaled portfolio and become the leading pure-play offshore E&P."
GULF OF AMERICA BOLT-ON ACQUISITION
The acquired assets include a 50% working interest and operatorship in the Coulomb field owned exclusively by Shell and a 25% non-operated working interest in the BP-operated Na Kika platform and four associated fields, including Kepler, Ariel, Fourier, and Herschel. Upon executing definitive agreements, Talos provided a deposit of $42.5 million in escrow, to be credited at close. Based upon estimated interim cash flow from the acquired assets from the July 1, 2025 Acquisition effective date, Talos expects its final net cash consideration to be approximately $450 - $500 million(1), excluding the deposit. The working interests in the BP-operated Na Kika platform and associated fields are subject to a 30-day preferential right by affiliates of BP, which, if exercised, would result in Talos only acquiring a 50% working interest and operatorship in the Coulomb field.