Overview
- Grupo Carso, through Zamajal, closed the purchase of an additional 30.01% of Talos Energy México after securing corporate and regulatory approvals, taking its holding to 80%.
- Talos Energy kept a 20% stake in the Mexican unit and said it will receive $82.7 million in contingent cash, including $49.7 million at closing and $33 million when Zama starts first commercial output.
- Talos Energy México owns 17.35% of the offshore Zama field, where Pemex holds 50.4% and Harbour Energy has 32.22% and has been appointed operator.
- The consolidation strengthens Carso’s alignment with Pemex, which local reports describe as under financial and operational strain that makes outside capital important for field work.
- In a parallel push, Carso affiliate GSM Bronco won a 20-year mixed contract for the Macavil field in February, underscoring a larger shift toward private partners in Mexico’s oil projects.