Energy Prospectus

Talos is being blamed for an oil spill off Louisiana, they deny it.

If the oil is coming from an old pipeline it won't be a big deal. Of course the media always makes this stuff a big deal.

"Brian L. Grove, spokesman for the Houston-based energy company (Talos Energy), said it had hired Clean Gulf Associates to respond to the spill even though the company believes it is not responsible for the oil in the water.

Clean Gulf Associates, a nonprofit oil-spill response cooperative that works with the energy exploration and production industry, responded to the scene Wednesday.

Its workers have placed a containment boom in the area to mitigate further spread of the oil. The company’s vessels are also running skimmers that can remove oil from the water, though the Coast Guard said only about 42 gallons (about 160 liters) had been removed so far.

Talos is investigating the cause of the leak, but a statement provided by Grove said that field observations indicate the company’s assets are not the source. Talos previously leased Bay Marchand, Block 5, but ceased production there in 2017, plugged its wells and removed all pipeline infrastructure by 2019."

Although this article isn't entirely clear, it would appear that there is a good chance the oil leak is NOT from Talos. The writer notes this in the article, but its almost an afterthought, possibly because they still don't know who to blame. Anyway, a bit of good news for Talos (for now), a company that is sorely in need of some good publicity. Maybe they'll get the Good Citizen Operator Award in the Gulf of Mexico and will be reconsidered as Operator for Zama.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/06/us/oil-s ... index.html