10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-38497

 

Talos Energy Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	82-3532642
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
333 Clay Street, Suite 3300 Houston, TX	77002
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 328-3000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock	TALO	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of April 27, 2022, the registrant had 82,535,186 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
GLOSSARY		3
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		5
	PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	9
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	10
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	11
	Note 1 — Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation	11
	Note 2 — Property, Plant and Equipment	12
	Note 3 — Leases	12
	Note 4 — Financial Instruments	13
	Note 5 — Debt	15
	Note 6 — Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation	16
	Note 7 — Income Taxes	17
	Note 8 — Income (Loss) Per Share	17
	Note 9 — Related Party Transactions	18
	Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies	19
	Note 11 — Subsequent Events	20
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	31
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
	PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	32
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	33
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	33
Item 5.	Other Information	33
Item 6.	Exhibits	34
	Signatures	36

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GLOSSARY

The following are abbreviations and definitions of certain terms used in this document, which are commonly used in the oil and natural gas industry:

Barrel or Bbl — One stock tank barrel, or 42 United States gallons liquid volume.

Boe — One barrel of oil equivalent determined using the ratio of six Mcf of natural gas to one barrel of crude oil or condensate.

BOEM — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

BSEE — Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

Boepd — Barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Btu — British thermal unit, which is the heat required to raise the temperature of a one-pound mass of water one degree Fahrenheit.

CO2 — Carbon dioxide.

Completion — The installation of permanent equipment for the production of oil or natural gas.

Deepwater — Water depths of more than 600 feet.

Field — An area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs all grouped on or related to the same individual geological structural feature or stratigraphic condition.

GAAP — Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

MBbls — One thousand barrels of crude oil or other liquid hydrocarbons.

MBblpd — One thousand barrels of crude oil or other liquid hydrocarbons per day.

MBoe — One thousand barrels of oil equivalent.

MBoepd — One thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Mcf — One thousand cubic feet of natural gas.

Mcfpd — One thousand cubic feet of natural gas per day.

MMBoe — One million barrels of oil equivalent.

MMBtu — One million British thermal units.

MMcf — One million cubic feet of natural gas.

MMcfpd — One million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

NGL — Natural gas liquid. Hydrocarbons which can be extracted from wet natural gas and become liquid under various combinations of increasing pressure and lower temperature. NGLs consist primarily of ethane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.

NYMEX — The New York Mercantile Exchange.

NYMEX Henry Hub — Henry Hub is the major exchange for pricing natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It is frequently referred to as the Henry Hub index.

OPEC — Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Proved reserves — Proved reserves are those quantities of oil and natural gas, which, by analysis of geoscience and engineering data, can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible – from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations - prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.

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Proved undeveloped reserves — In general, proved reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. The SEC provides a complete definition of undeveloped oil and gas reserves in Rule 4-10(a)(31) of Regulation S-K.

SEC — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

SEC pricing — The unweighted average first-day-of-the-month commodity price for crude oil or natural gas for each month within the 12-month period prior to the end of the reporting period, adjusted by lease for market differentials (quality, transportation, fees, energy content, and regional price differentials). The SEC provides a complete definition of prices in “Modernization of Oil and Gas Reporting” (Final Rule, Release Nos. 33-8995; 34-59192).

Shelf — Water depths of up to 600 feet.

Working interest — The operating interest that gives the owner the right to drill, produce and conduct operating activities on the property and a share of production.

WTI or West Texas Intermediate — A light crude oil produced in the United States with an American Petroleum Institute gravity of approximately 38-40 and the sulfur content is approximately 0.3%.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report, the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “forecast,” “may,” “objective,” “plan” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. Forward-looking statements may include statements about:

•business strategy;

•reserves;

•exploration and development drilling prospects, inventories, projects and programs;

•our ability to replace the reserves that we produce through drilling and property acquisitions;

•financial strategy, liquidity and capital required for our development program and other capital expenditures;

•realized oil and natural gas prices;

•timing and amount of future production of oil, natural gas and NGLs;

•our hedging strategy and results;

•future drilling plans;

•availability of pipeline connections on economic terms;

•competition, government regulations and political developments;

•our ability to obtain permits and governmental approvals;

•pending legal, governmental or environmental matters;

•our marketing of oil, natural gas and NGLs;

•leasehold or business acquisitions on desired terms;

•costs of developing properties;

•general economic conditions;

•political and economic conditions and events in foreign oil, natural gas and NGL producing countries, including embargoes, continued hostilities in the Middle East and other sustained military campaigns, the war in Ukraine and associated economic sanctions on Russia, conditions in South America, Central America and China and acts of terrorism or sabotage;

•credit markets;

•impact of new accounting pronouncements on earnings in future periods;

•estimates of future income taxes;

•our estimates and forecasts of the timing, number, profitability and other results of wells we expect to drill and other exploration activities;

•the success of our carbon capture and sequestration opportunities;

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•our ongoing strategy with respect to our Zama asset;

•uncertainty regarding our future operating results and our future revenues and expenses; and

•plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this Quarterly Report that are not historical.

We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility due to the continued impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”), including any new strains or variants, and governmental measures related thereto on global demand for oil and natural gas and on the operations of our business; the ability or willingness of OPEC and other state-controlled oil companies (“OPEC Plus”), such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, to set and maintain oil production levels; the impact of any such actions; the lack of a resolution to the war in Ukraine and its impact on certain commodity markets; lack of transportation and storage capacity as a result of oversupply, government and regulations; lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services; adverse weather events, including tropical storms, hurricanes and winter storms; cybersecurity threats; inflation; environmental risks; failure to find, acquire or gain access to other discoveries and prospects or to successfully develop and produce from our current discoveries and prospects; geologic risk; drilling and other operating risks; well control risk; regulatory changes; the uncertainty inherent in estimating reserves and in projecting future rates of production; cash flow and access to capital; the timing of development expenditures; potential adverse reactions or competitive responses to our acquisitions and other transactions; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of acquired assets and operations, and the other risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of Talos Energy Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022 (the “2021 Annual Report”).

Reserve engineering is a process of estimating underground accumulations of oil, natural gas and NGLs that cannot be measured in an exact way. The accuracy of any reserve estimate depends on the quality of available data, the interpretation of such data and price and cost assumptions made by reserve engineers. In addition, the results of drilling, testing and production activities may justify upward or downward revisions of estimates that were made previously. If significant, such revisions would change the schedule of any further production and development drilling. Accordingly, reserve estimates may differ significantly from the quantities of oil, natural gas and NGLs that are ultimately recovered.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described herein occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Quarterly Report are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

TALOS ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	78,348		$	69,852
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net		242,303			173,241
Joint interest, net		23,999			28,165
Other, net		11,946			18,062
Assets from price risk management activities		—			967
Prepaid assets		43,402			48,042
Other current assets		1,808			1,674
Total current assets		401,806			340,003
Property and equipment:
Proved properties		5,304,468			5,232,479
Unproved properties, not subject to amortization		227,411			219,055
Other property and equipment		29,452			29,091
Total property and equipment		5,561,331			5,480,625
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization		(3,190,383	)		(3,092,043	)
Total property and equipment, net		2,370,948			2,388,582
Other long-term assets:
Assets from price risk management activities		—			2,770
Equity method investments		2,665			—
Other well equipment inventory		17,650			17,449
Operating lease assets		5,649			5,714
Other assets		11,776			12,297
Total assets	$	2,810,494		$	2,766,815
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERSʼ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	91,158		$	85,815
Accrued liabilities		126,838			130,459
Accrued royalties		68,134			59,037
Current portion of long-term debt		6,060			6,060
Current portion of asset retirement obligations		51,273			60,311
Liabilities from price risk management activities		308,402			186,526
Accrued interest payable		17,981			37,542
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		1,778			1,715
Other current liabilities		33,970			33,061
Total current liabilities		705,594			600,526
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs		925,081			956,667
Asset retirement obligations		390,806			373,695
Liabilities from price risk management activities		42,458			13,938
Operating lease liabilities		15,853			16,330
Other long-term liabilities		35,577			45,006
Total liabilities		2,115,369			2,006,162
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholdersʼ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized and   no shares issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021		—			—
Common stock $0.01 par value; 270,000,000 shares authorized;   82,535,186 and 81,881,477 shares issued and outstanding as of   March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		825			819
Additional paid-in capital		1,677,705			1,676,798
Accumulated deficit		(983,405	)		(916,964	)
Total stockholdersʼ equity		695,125			760,653
Total liabilities and stockholdersʼ equity	$	2,810,494		$	2,766,815

See accompanying notes.

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TALOS ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Revenues:
Oil	$	353,886		$	229,561
Natural gas		42,981			28,234
NGL		16,699			9,113
Total revenues		413,566			266,908
Operating expenses:
Lease operating expense		59,814			66,628
Production taxes		851			822
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		98,340			101,657
Accretion expense		14,377			14,985
General and administrative expense		22,528			19,189
Other operating (income) expense		136			(1,000	)
Total operating expenses		196,046			202,281
Operating income		217,520			64,627
Interest expense		(31,490	)		(34,076	)
Price risk management activities expense		(281,219	)		(137,508	)
Equity method investment income		142			—
Other income (expense)		28,134			(13,950	)
Net loss before income taxes		(66,913	)		(120,907	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		472			(584	)
Net loss	$	(66,441	)	$	(121,491	)
Net loss per common share:
Basic	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Diluted	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		82,071			81,435
Diluted		82,071			81,435

See accompanying notes.

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TALOS ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

											Total
	Common Stock Shares		Common Stock Par Value		Additional Paid-In Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Stockholdersʼ Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020		81,279,989	$	813	$	1,659,800		$	(734,012	)	$	926,601
Equity-based compensation		—		—		4,194			—			4,194
Equity-based compensation   tax withholdings		—		—		(2,150	)		—			(2,150	)
Equity-based compensation   stock issuances		427,225		4		(4	)		—			—
Net loss		—		—		—			(121,491	)		(121,491	)
Balance at March 31, 2021		81,707,214	$	817	$	1,661,840		$	(855,503	)	$	807,154
Balance at December 31, 2021		81,881,477	$	819	$	1,676,798		$	(916,964	)		760,653
Equity-based compensation		—		—		5,389			—			5,389
Equity-based compensation   tax withholdings		—		—		(4,476	)		—			(4,476	)
Equity-based compensation   stock issuances		653,709		6		(6	)		—			—
Net loss		—		—		—			(66,441	)		(66,441	)
Balance at March 31, 2022		82,535,186	$	825	$	1,677,705		$	(983,405	)	$	695,125

See accompanying notes.

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TALOS ENERGY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(66,441	)	$	(121,491	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense		112,717			116,642
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount		3,415			3,142
Equity-based compensation expense		3,318			2,664
Price risk management activities expense		281,219			137,508
Net cash paid on settled derivative instruments		(127,086	)		(48,381	)
Equity method investment income		(142	)		—
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			13,225
Settlement of asset retirement obligations		(20,023	)		(10,120	)
Gain on sale of assets		—			(319	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(56,817	)		(17,108	)
Other current assets		4,505			(3,350	)
Accounts payable		9,381			(10,978	)
Other current liabilities		(26,423	)		5,328
Other non-current assets and liabilities, net		(4,013	)		194
Net cash provided by operating activities		113,610			66,956
Cash flows from investing activities:
Exploration, development and other capital expenditures		(53,978	)		(64,745	)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(3,500	)		(8,322	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment, net		346			330
Contributions to equity method investees		(2,250	)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(59,382	)		(72,737	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of senior notes		—			600,500
Redemption of senior notes and other long-term debt		—			(356,803	)
Proceeds from Bank Credit Facility		35,000			—
Repayment of Bank Credit Facility		(70,000	)		(175,000	)
Deferred financing costs		—			(19,387	)
Other deferred payments		—			(5,575	)
Payments of finance lease		(6,256	)		(5,058	)
Employee stock awards tax withholdings		(4,476	)		(2,150	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(45,732	)		36,527
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		8,496			30,746
Cash and cash equivalents:
Balance, beginning of period		69,852			34,233
Balance, end of period	$	78,348		$	64,979
Supplemental non-cash transactions:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	53,317		$	65,755
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	43,352		$	13,712

See accompanying notes.

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TALOS ENERGY INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Nature of Business

Talos Energy Inc. (the “Parent Company”) is a Delaware corporation originally incorporated on November 14, 2017. On May 10, 2018, the Parent Company consummated a combination between Talos Energy LLC and Stone Energy Corporation (“Stone”). Talos Energy LLC, which was the acquirer of Stone for financial reporting and accounting purposes, was formed in 2011 and commenced commercial operations on February 6, 2013. The Parent Company conducts all business operations through its operating subsidiaries, owns no operating assets and has no material operations, cash flows or liabilities independent of its subsidiaries. The Parent Company’s common stock is traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TALO.”

The Parent Company (including its subsidiaries, collectively “Talos” or the “Company”) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States (“U.S.”) Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico both upstream through oil and gas exploration and production and downstream through the development of carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) opportunities. The Company leverages decades of technical and offshore operational expertise in the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, the Company also utilizes its expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial CO2 emissions through our CCS collaborative arrangements along the coast of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments, which unless otherwise disclosed, are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in equity for the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. The unaudited financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in the 2021 Annual Report.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and the reported amounts of proved oil and natural gas reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s presentation to conform to the current year’s presentation. Amounts previously included as income in “Other” within “Revenues and Other” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are now reflected in “Other operating (income) expense” as a component of “Total operating expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company has two operating segments: (i) exploration and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs (“Upstream Segment”) and (ii) carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS Segment”). The Upstream Segment is the Company’s only reportable segment. The CCS Segment did not meet any of the quantitative thresholds to be a separate reportable segment. It did not generate any revenue and incurred $2.4 million of operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The CCS Segment had $4.1 million in assets at March 31, 2022. Additionally, the legal entities included in the CCS Segment have been designated as unrestricted, non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company for purposes of the credit agreement and indenture governing the Company’s indebtedness.

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Note 2 — Property, Plant and Equipment

Proved Properties

The Company’s interests in oil and natural gas proved properties are located in the U.S., primarily in the Gulf of Mexico deep and shallow waters. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s ceiling test computations did not result in a write-down of its U.S. oil and natural gas properties. At March 31, 2022, the Company’s ceiling test computation was based on SEC pricing of $75.88 per Bbl of oil, $4.20 per Mcf of natural gas and $30.86 per Bbl of NGLs.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The asset retirement obligations included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in current and non-current liabilities, and the changes in that liability were as follows (in thousands):

Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2021	$	434,006
Obligations incurred		17
Obligations settled		(20,023	)
Obligations divested		(1,572	)
Accretion expense		14,377
Changes in estimate		15,274
Asset retirement obligations at March 31, 2022	$	442,079
Less: Current portion at March 31, 2022		51,273
Long-term portion at March 31, 2022	$	390,806

Note 3 — Leases

The Company has operating leases principally for office space, drilling rigs, compressors and other equipment necessary to support the Company’s operations. Additionally, the Company has a finance lease related to the use of the Helix Producer I (the “HP-I”), a dynamically positioned floating production facility that interconnects with the Phoenix Field through a production buoy. The HP-I is utilized in the Company’s oil and natural gas development activities and the right-of-use asset was capitalized and included in proved property and depleted as part of the full cost pool. Once items are included in the full cost pool, they are indistinguishable from other proved properties. The capitalized costs within the full cost pool are amortized over the life of the total proved reserves using the unit-of-production method, computed quarterly. Costs associated with the Company’s leases are either expensed or capitalized depending on how the underlying asset is utilized.

The lease costs described below are presented on a gross basis and do not represent the Company’s net proportionate share of such amounts. A portion of these costs have been or may be billed to other working interest owners. The Company’s share of these costs is included in property and equipment, lease operating expense or general and administrative expense, as applicable. The components of lease costs were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Finance lease cost - interest on lease liabilities	$	2,059	$	3,256
Operating lease cost, excluding short-term leases(1)		568		716
Short-term lease cost(2)		5,762		5,760
Variable lease cost(3)		363		322
Total lease cost	$	8,752	$	10,054

(1)Operating lease cost reflect a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

(2)Short-term lease costs are reported at gross amounts and primarily represent costs incurred for drilling rigs, most of which are short-term contracts not recognized as a right-of-use asset and lease liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(3)Variable lease costs primarily represent differences between minimum payment obligations and actual operating charges incurred by the Company related to its long-term leases.

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The present value of the fixed lease payments recorded as the Company’s right-of-use asset and liability, adjusted for initial direct costs and incentives were as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Operating leases:
Operating lease assets	$	5,649	$	5,714
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	1,778	$	1,715
Operating lease liabilities		15,853		16,330
Total operating lease liabilities	$	17,631	$	18,045
Finance leases:
Proved property	$	124,299	$	124,299
Other current liabilities	$	28,570	$	27,083
Other long-term liabilities		5,395		13,138
Total finance lease liabilities	$	33,965	$	40,221

The table below presents the supplemental cash flow information related to leases (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Operating cash outflow from finance leases	$	2,059	$	3,256
Operating cash outflow from operating leases	$	923	$	987

Note 4 — Financial Instruments

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Debt Instruments

The following table presents the carrying amounts, net of discount and deferred financing costs, and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt instruments (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes –   due January 2026	$	591,639	$	703,625	$	588,838	$	685,945
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022	$	6,060	$	5,696	$	6,060	$	6,145
Bank Credit Facility – matures November 2024	$	333,442	$	340,000	$	367,829	$	375,000

The carrying value of the senior notes are presented net of the original issue discount and deferred financing costs. Fair value is estimated (representing a Level 1 fair value measurement) using quoted secondary market trading prices.

The carrying amount of the Company’s bank credit facility, as amended and restated (the “Bank Credit Facility”), is presented net of deferred financing costs. The fair value of the Bank Credit Facility is estimated based on the outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility since it is secured by the Company’s reserves and the interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates (representing a Level 2 fair value measurement).

Oil and Natural Gas Derivatives

The Company attempts to mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk and stabilize cash flows associated with sales of oil and natural gas production through the use of oil and natural gas swaps and costless collars. Swaps are contracts where the Company either receives or pays depending on whether the oil or natural gas floating market price is above or below the contracted fixed price. Costless collars consist of a purchased put option and a sold call option with no net premiums paid to or received from counterparties. Collar contracts typically require payments by the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is above the ceiling price or payments to the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is below the floor price.

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The Company has elected not to designate any of its derivative contracts for hedge accounting. Accordingly, commodity derivatives are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with settlements of such contracts, and changes in the unrealized fair value, recorded as “Price risk management activities income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in each period.

The following table presents the impact that derivatives, not designated as hedging instruments, had on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net cash paid on settled derivative instruments	$	(127,086	)	$	(48,381	)
Unrealized loss		(154,133	)		(89,127	)
Price risk management activities expense	$	(281,219	)	$	(137,508	)

The following table reflects the contracted volumes and weighted average prices under the terms of the Company's derivative contracts as of March 31, 2022:

Swap Contracts
Production Period	Settlement Index	Average Daily Volumes		Weighted Average Swap Price
Crude oil:		(Bbls)		(per Bbl)
April 2022 – December 2022	NYMEX WTI CMA		21,535	$	53.13
January 2023 – December 2023	NYMEX WTI CMA		12,192	$	68.21
January 2024 – June 2024	NYMEX WTI CMA		3,000	$	71.66
Natural gas:		(MMBtu)		(per MMBtu)
April 2022 – December 2022	NYMEX Henry Hub		40,393	$	2.82
January 2023 – December 2023	NYMEX Henry Hub		22,627	$	3.55
January 2024 – June 2024	NYMEX Henry Hub		10,000	$	3.25

The following tables provide additional information related to financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps		—		(350,860	)		—		(350,860	)
Total net liability	$	—	$	(350,860	)	$	—	$	(350,860	)

	December 31, 2021
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	$	—	$	3,737		$	—	$	3,737
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps		—		(200,464	)		—		(200,464	)
Total net liability	$	—	$	(196,727	)	$	—	$	(196,727	)

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Financial Statement Presentation

Derivatives are classified as either current or non-current assets or liabilities based on their anticipated settlement dates. Although the Company has master netting arrangements with its counterparties, the Company presents its derivative financial instruments on a gross basis in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On derivative contracts recorded as assets in the table below, the Company is exposed to the risk the counterparties may not perform. The following table presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as well as the potential effect of netting arrangements on the Company's recognized derivative asset and liability amounts (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
Oil and natural gas derivatives:
Current	$	—	$	308,402	$	967	$	186,526
Non-current		—		42,458		2,770		13,938
Total gross amounts presented on balance sheet		—		350,860		3,737		200,464
Less: Gross amounts not offset on the balance sheet		—		—		3,737		3,737
Net amounts	$	—	$	350,860	$	—	$	196,727

Credit Risk

The Company is subject to the risk of loss on its financial instruments as a result of nonperformance by counterparties pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations. The Company has entered into International Swaps and Derivative Association agreements with counterparties to mitigate this risk. The Company also maintains credit policies with regard to its counterparties to minimize overall credit risk. These policies require (i) the evaluation of potential counterparties’ financial condition to determine their credit worthiness; (ii) the regular monitoring of counterparties’ credit exposures; (iii) the use of contract language that affords the Company netting or set off opportunities to mitigate exposure risk; and (iv) potentially requiring counterparties to post cash collateral, parent guarantees, or letters of credit to minimize credit risk. The Company’s assets and liabilities from commodity price risk management activities at March 31, 2022 represent derivative instruments from eight counterparties; all of which are registered swap dealers that have an “investment grade” (minimum Standard & Poor’s rating of BBB- or better) credit rating, and all of which are parties under the Company’s Bank Credit Facility. The Company enters into derivatives directly with these counterparties and, subject to the terms of the Company’s Bank Credit Facility, is not required to post collateral or other securities for credit risk in relation to the derivative activities.

Note 5 — Debt

A summary of the detail comprising the Company’s debt and the related book values for the respective periods presented is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes – due January 2026	$	650,000		$	650,000
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022		6,060			6,060
Bank Credit Facility – matures November 2024(1)		340,000			375,000
Total debt, before discount and deferred financing cost		996,060			1,031,060
Discount and deferred financing cost		(64,919	)		(68,333	)
Total debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs(2)		931,141			962,727
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		6,060			6,060
Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs	$	925,081		$	956,667

(1)As of March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding borrowings at a weighted average interest rate of 3.72%.

(2)At March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

Subsequent Event

Redetermination of the Bank Credit Facility — On May 4, 2022, the Company’s borrowing base increased from $950.0 million to $1.1 billion and commitments increased from $791.3 million to $806.3 million. The next scheduled redetermination is expected to occur in fourth quarter of 2022.

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Note 6 — Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation

Long Term Incentive Plans

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) — The following table summarizes RSU activity under the Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2021 LTIP”) for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2021		1,983,199		$	13.02
Granted		2,206,473		$	12.96
Vested		(921,729	)	$	14.08
Forfeited		(13,372	)	$	12.59
Unvested RSUs at March 31, 2022(1)		3,254,571		$	12.68

(1)As of March 31, 2022, 27,814 of the unvested RSUs were accounted for as liability awards in “Accrued liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) — The following table summarizes PSU activity under the 2021 LTIP for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	PSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested PSUs at December 31, 2021		1,015,459		$	16.41
Granted(1)		591,062		$	23.59
Forfeited		(16,486	)	$	17.48
Cancelled		(975,564	)	$	16.42
Unvested PSUs at March 31, 2022		614,471		$	23.27

(1)There were 295,531 PSUs granted that are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return (“TSR”) over a three-year performance period. An additional 295,531 PSUs were granted and are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s return (“PVI”) on the wells included in the 2022 drill program over a three-year performance period. The actual number of PSUs earned ranges between 0% and 200% depending on actual performance over the performance period. For the PVI PSUs, the Company recognizes compensation cost if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulations to calculate the fair value of the absolute TSR PSUs granted at the date indicated:

	Grant Date
	March 5, 2022
Expected term (in years)		2.8
Expected volatility		82.2	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.6	%
Dividend yield		—	%
Fair value (in thousands)	$	8,668

Modification — During March 2022, the outstanding PSUs held by certain executive officers that were awarded in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled and, in connection with this cancellation, 1,147,352 of RSUs were granted (the “Retention RSUs”). The Retention RSUs will vest ratably each year over two years, generally contingent upon continued employment through each such date. The cancellation of the PSUs along with the concurrent grant of the Retention RSUs are accounted for as a modification. The incremental cost of $9.7 million will be recognized prospectively over the modified requisite service period. Additionally, the remaining unrecognized grant or modification date fair value of the original PSUs will be recognized over the original remaining requisite service period.

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Share-based Compensation Costs

Share-based compensation costs associated with RSUs, PSUs and other awards are reflected as “General and administrative expense,” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net amounts capitalized to “Proved Properties,” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Because of the non-cash nature of share-based compensation, the expensed portion of share-based compensation is added back to net income in arriving at “Net cash provided by operating activities” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The following table presents the amount of costs expensed and capitalized (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Share-based compensation costs	$	5,652	$	4,915
Less: Amounts capitalized to oil and gas properties		2,334		2,251
Total share-based compensation expense	$	3,318	$	2,664

Note 7 — Income Taxes

The Company is a corporation that is subject to U.S. federal, state and foreign income taxes.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $0.5 million for an effective tax rate of 0.7%. The Company’s effective tax rate of 0.7% is different than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to recording a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $0.6 million for an effective tax rate of negative 0.5%. The Company’s effective tax rate of negative 0.5% is lower than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to recording a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets.

The Company evaluates and updates the estimated annual effective income tax rate on a quarterly basis based on current and forecasted operating results and tax laws. Consequently, based upon the mix and timing of the Company’s actual earnings compared to annual projections, the effective tax rate may vary quarterly and may make quarterly comparisons not meaningful. The quarterly income tax provision is generally comprised of tax expense on income or benefit on loss at the most recent estimated annual effective tax rate. The tax effect of discrete items is recognized in the period in which they occur at the applicable statutory rate.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded related to net operating losses and temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities expected to produce deductions and income in the future. The Company reduces deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance when, based on estimates, it is more likely than not that a portion of those assets will not be realized in a future period. The deferred tax asset estimates are subject to revision, either up or down, in future periods based on new facts or circumstances. In evaluating the Company’s valuation allowance, the Company considers cumulative losses, the reversal of existing temporary differences, the existence of taxable income in carryback years, tax optimization planning and future taxable income for each of its taxable jurisdictions. The Company assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets quarterly; changes to the Company’s assessment of its valuation allowance in future periods could materially impact its results of operations. As of March 31, 2022, the Company maintains a full valuation allowance for U.S. federal, state and foreign net deferred tax assets.

Note 8 — Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Except when the effect would be antidilutive, diluted earnings per common share includes the impact of RSUs, PSUs and outstanding warrants. The warrants expired unexercised on February 28, 2021.

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The following table presents the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted income (loss) per share were as follows (in thousands, except for the per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net loss	$	(66,441	)	$	(121,491	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic		82,071			81,435
Dilutive effect of securities		—			—
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted		82,071			81,435
Net loss per common share:
Basic	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Diluted	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Anti-dilutive potentially issuable securities excluded from diluted   common shares		3,329			2,949

Note 9 — Related Party Transactions

On February 3, 2012, Talos Energy LLC completed a transaction with funds and other alternative investment vehicles managed by Apollo Management VII, L.P. and Apollo Commodities Management, L.P., with respect to Series I (“Apollo Funds”), and entities controlled by or affiliated with Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P. (“Riverstone Funds” and, together with the Apollo Funds, the “Sponsors”) and members of management pursuant to which the Company received a private equity capital commitment. On January 3, 2022, the Apollo Funds ceased being a beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company’s common stock. Riverstone Funds held 19.7% of the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2022.

Equity Registration Rights Agreement

Riverstone Funds as well as ILX Holdings, LLC; ILX Holdings II, LLC; ILX Holdings III LLC and Castex Energy 2014, LLC, each a related party and an affiliate of the Riverstone Funds (the “Riverstone Sellers”), are parties to an amended registration rights agreement relating to the registered resale of the Company’s common stock owned by such parties, a discussion of which is included in the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2021 Annual Report.

The Company will bear all of the expenses incurred in connection with any offer and sale, while the selling stockholders will be responsible for paying underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, fees incurred by the Company were nil and $0.1 million, respectively.

Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement

On May 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”) by and among the Company and the other parties thereto. On February 24, 2020, the Company and the other parties thereto amended the Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement Amendment”). A discussion of the Stockholders’ Agreement Amendment is included in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2021 Annual Report.

On March 29, 2022, the Company and other parties thereto, entered into the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, in connection with the resignation of certain members of the Company's Board of Directors (the “Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, among other things, (i) terminates the rights of the Apollo Funds under the Stockholders’ Agreement and (ii) eliminates the requirement that the Board of Directors consist of ten members.

The Riverstone Funds have agreed to vote their shares of our common stock in favor of any nominee designated and nominated for election to the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement and in a manner consistent with the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee with respect to all other nominees.

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Legal Fees

The Company has engaged the law firm Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (“V&E”) to provide legal services. An immediate family member of William S. Moss III, the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel and one of its executive officers, is a partner at V&E. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred fees of approximately $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of which $0.6 million and $1.1 million were payable at each respective balance sheet for legal services performed by V&E.

Bayou Bend CCS LLC

The Company owns a 50% membership interest in Bayou Bend CCS LLC (“Bayou Bend”), which is a variable interest entity and accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Bayou Bend has a CCS site located offshore Jefferson County, Texas, near the Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas industrial corridor that is in the early stages of development. The Company expects to make additional cash capital contributions proportionate with its membership interest to finance and advance the development of the Bayou Bend CCS project.

On March 8, 2022, the Company and Bayou Bend entered into an operating agreement whereby the Company has agreed to provide certain services to facilitate Bayou Bend’s operations and to fulfill other general and administrative functions relating to the operation and management of Bayou Bend and its business. The Company will invoice Bayou Bend for reimbursement of direct and indirect general and administrative expenses incurred as well as all other direct out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred or paid on behalf of Bayou Bend. There was no related party receivable from Bayou Bend as of March 31, 2022.

Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies

Performance Obligations

Regulations with respect to the Company's operations govern, among other things, engineering and construction specifications for production facilities, safety procedures, plugging and abandonment of wells, removal of facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and certain obligations under the Mexico production sharing contracts. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had secured performance bonds from third party sureties and letters of credit issued under its Bank Credit Facility totaling approximately $707.1 million and $13.6 million, respectively. The cost of securing these bonds are reflected as “Interest expense” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation, regulatory examinations and administrative proceedings primarily arising in the ordinary course of business in jurisdictions in which the Company does business. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company’s management believes none of these matters, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material effect upon the Company’s financial position; however, an unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on our results from operations for a specific interim period or year.

On March 23, 2022, the Company entered into a settlement agreement to receive $27.5 million to resolve previously pending litigation, which was filed on October 23, 2017, against a third-party supplier related to quality issues. As part of the settlement agreement, the Company released all of its claims in the litigation. The settlement is reflected as “Other income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Decommissioning Obligations

The Company has divested various leases, wells and facilities located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico where the purchasers typically assume all abandonment obligations acquired. Certain of these counterparties in these divestiture transactions or third parties in existing leases have filed for bankruptcy protection or undergone associated reorganizations and may not be able to perform required abandonment obligations. Under certain circumstances, regulations or federal laws could require the Company to assume such obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded $0.3 million, related to estimated decommissioning obligations reflected as “Other operating (income) expense” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2022, the Company incurred $3.3 million and $20.6 million in obligations reflected as “Other current liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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Although it is reasonably possible that the Company could receive state or federal decommissioning orders in the future or be notified of defaulting third parties in existing leases, the Company cannot predict with certainty, if, how or when such orders or notices will be resolved or estimate a possible loss or range of loss that may result from such orders. However, the Company could incur judgments, enter into settlements, or revise our opinion regarding the outcome of certain notices or matters, and such developments could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in which the amounts are accrued and our cash flows in the period in which the amounts are paid.

Note 11 — Subsequent Events

Redetermination of the Bank Credit Facility

For additional information, see Note 5 — Debt.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on, and should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto in Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report, as well as our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto in our 2021 Annual Report and the related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our 2021 Annual Report.

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this Quarterly Report to “us,” “we,” “our” or the “Company” are to Talos Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Our Business

We are a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through our operations, currently in the United States (“U.S.”) Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico both upstream through oil and gas exploration and production and downstream through the development of carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) opportunities. We leverage decades of technical and offshore operational expertise towards the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, we also utilize our expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial CO2 emissions through our CCS collaborative arrangements along the coast of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

We have historically focused our operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico because of our deep experience and technical expertise in the basin, which maintains favorable geologic and economic conditions, including multiple reservoir formations, comprehensive geologic and geophysical databases, extensive infrastructure and an attractive and robust asset acquisition market. Additionally, we have access to state-of-the-art three-dimensional seismic data, some of which is aided by new and enhanced reprocessing techniques that have not been previously applied to our current acreage position. We use our broad regional seismic database and our reprocessing efforts to generate a large and expanding inventory of high-quality prospects, which we believe greatly improves our development and exploration success. The application of our extensive seismic database, coupled with our ability to effectively reprocess this seismic data, allows us to both optimize our organic drilling program and better evaluate a wide range of business development opportunities, including acquisitions and collaborative arrangement opportunities, among others.

In order to determine the most attractive returns for our drilling program, we employ a disciplined portfolio management approach to stochastically evaluate all of our drilling prospects, whether they are generated organically from our existing acreage, an acquisition or joint venture opportunities. We add to and reevaluate our inventory in order to deploy capital as efficiently as possible.

Significant Developments

Below is a cumulative list of significant developments that have occurred since the filing of our 2021 Annual Report.

Zama Update — On March 23, 2022, we received the final Unitization Resolution (the “UR”) from Mexico’s Ministry of Energy regarding the development of the Zama Field in offshore Mexico. Among other things, the UR affirms the appointment of Petróleos Mexicanos (“Pemex”) as operator of the unit. Unitization of the Zama Field was required after determination that the field is located within both our operated Block 7 and an adjacent Pemex-operated block and provides for joint development of the entire reservoir instead of each party developing its own block. We hold a 17.35% participating interest in the unitized Zama Field, and working interest partners are working to create a Unit Development Plan to submit to the Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos, as required by the UR.

Carbon Capture Initiatives — On March 11, 2022, we announced that Bayou Bend CCS LLC, our equity method investment with Carbonvert, Inc. (“Carbonvert”), executed definitive lease documentation with the Texas General Land Office, formalizing the previously announced CCS site located offshore Jefferson County, Texas, near the Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas industrial corridor. Additionally, we announced that we had established a CCS strategic alliance with Core Laboratories N.V., to provide technical evaluation and assurance services for CCS subsurface analysis, including our upcoming 2022 stratigraphic evaluation wells.

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On May 3, 2022, we announced a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Carbonvert and Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (“Chevron”), through its Chevron New Energies division, for an expanded venture to jointly develop the Bayou Bend CCS project hub site. Under the terms of the MOU, we and Carbonvert would contribute the Bayou Bend CCS lease to a newly formed venture that includes Chevron in exchange for cash consideration at closing and capital cost carry through the project’s final investment decision. Talos, Carbonvert and Chevron would hold a 25%, 25% and 50% equity interest, respectively, upon closing of the newly formed venture and we would remain the operator.

Factors Affecting the Comparability of our Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following items affect the comparability of our financial condition and results of operations for periods presented herein and could potentially continue to affect our future financial condition and results of operations.

Eugene Island Pipeline System — During the first quarter of 2022, we experienced approximately 40 days of unplanned third-party downtime due to maintenance of the Eugene Island Pipeline System, which carries our production from the Helix Producer I (the “HP-I”) and Green Canyon 18 facilities. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we estimate the shut-in has resulted in deferred production of approximately 4.7 MBoepd.

Known Trends and Uncertainties

See Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2021 Annual Report for a detailed discussion of known trends and uncertainties. The following carries forward or provides an update to known trends and uncertainties discussed in our 2021 Annual Report.

Volatility in Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Prices — Historically, the markets for oil and natural gas have been volatile. Oil, natural gas and NGL prices are subject to wide fluctuations in supply and demand. Our revenue, profitability, access to capital and future rate of growth depends upon the price we receive for our sales of oil, natural gas and NGL production.

Significant progress has been made to combat COVID-19 and its multiple variants, however, it remains a global challenge and continues to have an impact on our financial results. The extent of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Company’s operational and financial performance will significantly depend on further developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak and continued impact on our personnel, customer activity and third-party providers. While commodity prices, as well as our stock price and operational activity, have improved during the quarter ended March 31, 2022, we expect this global market volatility to continue at least until the outbreak of COVID-19, including any new variants, stabilizes, if not longer.

In February 2022, Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. The economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to reverberate across global markets. Russia’s status as a pariah state has substantially reduced the availability of supply across multiple commodity markets as counterparties conclude operations with Russian companies either voluntarily or to comply with sanctions. This war has exacerbated the structural limitations that were starting to become apparent in the oil and gas markets at the end of 2021. More specifically, strong global economic recovery coupled with chronic underinvestment in procuring new reserves has reduced opportunities for oil and gas markets to pivot to alternative sources of supply. Moreover, producers continue to maintain a muted response to the current price environment. OPEC Plus is not planning to adjust its coordinated production policies and oil and gas producers remain committed to capital discipline. Despite the recent upswing in oil prices, we believe that commodity prices will remain cyclical and volatile.

During the period January 1, 2022 through March 31, 2022, the daily spot prices for NYMEX WTI crude oil ranged from a high of $123.64 per Bbl to a low of $75.99 per Bbl and the daily spot prices for NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas ranged from a high of $6.70 per MMBtu to a low of $3.73 per MMBtu. Although we cannot predict the occurrence of events that may affect future commodity prices or the degree to which these prices will be affected, the prices for any commodity that we produce will generally approximate current market prices in the geographic region of production. We hedge a portion of our commodity price risk to mitigate the impact of price volatility on our business. See Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 4 — Financial Instruments” for additional information regarding our commodity derivative positions as of March 31, 2022.

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Impairment of Oil and Natural Gas Properties — Under the full cost method of accounting, the “ceiling test” under SEC rules and regulations specifies that evaluated and unevaluated properties’ capitalized costs, less accumulated amortization and related deferred income taxes (the “Full Cost Pool”), should be compared to a formulaic limitation (the “Ceiling”) each quarter on a country-by-country basis. If the Full Cost Pool exceeds the Ceiling, an impairment must be recorded. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we did not recognize an impairment based on the ceiling test computations. At March 31, 2022 our ceiling test computation was based on SEC pricing of $75.88 per Bbl of oil, $4.20 per Mcf of natural gas and $30.86 per Bbl of NGLs.

There is a significant degree of uncertainty with the assumptions used to estimate the present value of future net cash flows from estimated production of proved oil and gas reserves due to, but not limited to the risk factors referred to in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included in our 2021 Annual Report. The discounted present value of our proved reserves is a major component of the Ceiling calculation. Any decrease in pricing, negative change in price differentials or increase in capital or operating costs could negatively impact the estimated future discounted net cash flows related to our proved oil and natural gas properties.

With respect to our operations in Mexico, our oil and natural gas properties are classified as unproved properties, not subject to amortization. The finalization of the Unit Development Plan, which sets out the terms on which the reservoir will be jointly developed, could adversely affect the value of the oil and natural gas assets and result in an impairment of our unevaluated oil and gas properties.

Third Party Planned Downtime — Since our operations are offshore, we are vulnerable to third party downtime events impacting the transportation, gathering and processing of production. We produce the Phoenix Field through the HP-I that is operated by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (“Helix”). Helix is required to disconnect and dry-dock the HP-I every two to three years for inspection as required by the U.S. Coast Guard, during which time we are unable to produce the Phoenix Field. The next dry-dock is scheduled for mid-2022 with an estimated shut-in lasting approximately 45 to 60 days.

BOEM Bonding Requirements — In 2016, the BOEM issued the 2016 Notice to Lessees and Operators (“NTL”), which bolstered supplemental bonding requirements. The NTL was not fully implemented as the BOEM under the Trump Administration first paused, and then in 2020 rescinded, this NTL.

The future cost of compliance with respect to supplemental bonding, including the obligations imposed on us, whether as current or predecessor lessee or grant holder, as a result of the implementation of a new NTL analogous to the 2016 NTL to the extent finalized, as well as to the provisions of any other new, more stringent NTLs or final rules on supplemental bonding published by the BOEM under the Biden Administration, could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, cash flows and results of operations. Moreover, the BOEM has the right to issue liability orders in the future, including if it determines there is a substantial risk of nonperformance of the current interest holder’s decommissioning liabilities and the Biden Administration may elect to pursue more stringent supplemental bonding requirements.

Deepwater Operations — We have interests in Deepwater fields in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Operations in the Deepwater can result in increased operational risks as has been demonstrated by the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010. Despite technological advances since this disaster, liabilities for environmental losses, personal injury and loss of life and significant regulatory fines in the event of a disaster could be well in excess of insured amounts and result in significant current losses on our statements of operations as well as going concern issues.

Oil Spill Response Plan — We maintain a Regional Oil Spill Response Plan that defines our response requirements, procedures and remediation plans in the event we have an oil spill. Oil spill response plans are generally approved by the BSEE bi-annually, except when changes are required, in which case revised plans are required to be submitted for approval at the time changes are made. Additionally, these plans are tested and drills are conducted periodically at all levels.

Hurricanes and Tropical Storms — Since our operations are in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, we are particularly vulnerable to the effects of hurricanes and tropical storms on production and capital projects. Significant impacts could include reductions and/or deferrals of future oil and natural gas production and revenues, increased lease operating expenses for evacuations and repairs and possible acceleration of plugging and abandonment costs.

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How We Evaluate Our Operations

We use a variety of financial and operational metrics to assess the performance of our oil and natural gas operations, including:

•production volumes;

•realized prices on the sale of oil, natural gas and NGLs, including the effect of our commodity derivative contracts;

•lease operating expenses;

•capital expenditures; and

•Adjusted EBITDA, which is discussed under “—Supplemental Non-GAAP Measure” below.

Results of Operations

Revenue

The information below provides a discussion of, and an analysis of significant variance in, our oil, natural gas and NGL revenues, production volumes and sales prices (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021		Change
Revenues:
Oil	$	353,886	$	229,561	$	124,325
Natural gas		42,981		28,234		14,747
NGL		16,699		9,113		7,586
Total revenues	$	413,566	$	266,908	$	146,658
Total Production Volumes:
Oil (MBbls)		3,788		4,049		(261	)
Natural gas (MMcf)		8,649		8,508		141
NGL (MBbls)		457		482		(25	)
Total production volume (MBoe)		5,687		5,949		(262	)
Daily Production Volumes by Product:
Oil (MBblpd)		42.1		45.0		(2.9	)
Natural gas (MMcfpd)		96.1		94.5		1.6
NGL (MBblpd)		5.1		5.4		(0.3	)
Total production volume (MBoepd)		63.2		66.1		(2.9	)
Average Sale Price Per Unit:
Oil (per Bbl)	$	93.42	$	56.70	$	36.72
Natural gas (per Mcf)	$	4.97	$	3.32	$	1.65
NGL (per Bbl)	$	36.54	$	18.91	$	17.63
Price per Boe	$	72.72	$	44.87	$	27.85
Price per Boe (including realized commodity derivatives)	$	50.37	$	36.73	$	13.64

The information below provides an analysis of the change in our oil, natural gas and NGL revenues due to changes in sales prices and production volumes (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 vs 2021
	Price		Volume			Total
Oil	$	139,124	$	(14,799	)	$	124,325
Natural gas		14,279		468			14,747
NGL		8,059		(473	)		7,586
Total revenues	$	161,462	$	(14,804	)	$	146,658

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 Volumetric Analysis — Production volumes decreased by 2.9 MBoepd to 63.2 MBoepd. The decrease in production volumes was primarily due to the unplanned third party downtime at Eugene Island Pipeline System, which resulted in 4.7 MBoepd of deferred production. Additionally, production volumes decreased 3.2 MBoepd at Delta House, a non-operated facility located in Mississippi Canyon, primarily related to temporary shut-ins for repairs and maintenance and natural production declines. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in production of 4.5 MBoepd from the recompletion of wells in the Phoenix Field in the third quarter of 2021.

Operating Expenses

Lease Operating Expense

The following table highlights lease operating expense items in total and on a cost per Boe production basis. The information below provides the financial results and an analysis of significant variances in these results (in thousands, except per Boe data):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Lease operating expenses	$	59,814	$	66,628
Lease operating expenses per Boe	$	10.52	$	11.20

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 — Total lease operating expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by approximately $6.8 million, or 10%. This decrease was primarily related to an increase of $3.6 million in production handling fees related to certain reimbursements for costs from certain third parties, which is a reduction to lease operating expenses. Additionally, there was a decrease of $2.0 million in hurricane related repairs due to ongoing repairs for 2020 named storms in the first quarter of 2021. On a per unit basis, lease operating expense decreased $0.68 per Boe to $10.52 per Boe primarily as a result of lower production.

Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization

The following table highlights depreciation, depletion and amortization items in total and on a cost per Boe production basis. The information below provides the financial results and an analysis of significant variances in these results (in thousands, except per Boe data):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	98,340	$	101,657
Depreciation, depletion and amortization per Boe	$	17.29	$	17.09

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 — Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased by approximately $3.3 million, or 3%. This decrease was primarily due to decreased production of 2.9 MBoepd partially offset by an increase of $0.25 per Boe, or 1% in the depletion rate on our proved oil and natural gas properties.

General and Administrative Expense

The following table highlights general and administrative expense items in total and on a cost per Boe production basis. The information below provides the financial results and an analysis of significant variances in these results (in thousands, except per Boe data):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
General and administrative expense	$	22,528	$	19,189
General and administrative expense per Boe	$	3.96	$	3.23

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 — General and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased by approximately $3.3 million, or 17%. This increase was primarily related to general and administrative expenses of $2.3 million incurred by our emerging CCS operating segment during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Additionally, general and administrative expense includes non-cash equity-based compensation of $3.3 million, or $0.58 per Boe, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, which is an increase of $0.7 million. On a per unit basis, general and administrative expense increased $0.73 per Boe.

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Miscellaneous

The following table highlights miscellaneous items in total. The information below provides the financial results and an analysis of significant variances in these results (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Accretion expense	$	14,377		$	14,985
Other operating (income) expense	$	136		$	(1,000	)
Interest expense	$	31,490		$	34,076
Price risk management activities expense	$	281,219		$	137,508
Other (income) expense	$	(28,134	)	$	13,950
Income tax (benefit) expense	$	(472	)	$	584

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 —

Price Risk Management Activities — The expense of $281.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 consists of $127.1 million in cash settlement losses and $154.1 million in non-cash losses from the decrease in the fair value of our open derivative contracts. The expense of $137.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 consists of $89.1 million in non-cash losses from the decrease in the fair value of our open derivative contracts and $48.4 million in cash settlement losses.

These unrealized gains or losses on open derivative contracts relate to production for future periods; however, changes in the fair value of all of our open derivative contracts are recorded as a gain or loss on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations at the end of each month. As a result of the derivative contracts we have on our anticipated production volumes through June 2024, we expect these activities to continue to impact net income (loss) based on fluctuations in market prices for oil and natural gas. See Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 4 — Financial Instruments.”

Other (Income) Expense — During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded a $27.5 million gain as a result of the settlement agreement to resolve a previously pending litigation that was filed in October 2017 that is further discussed in Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies.” Additionally, we recorded a $13.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt as a result of the redemption of the 11.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes (the “11.00% Notes”) during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense — During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recorded $0.5 million of income tax benefit compared to $0.6 million of income tax expense during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The change is primarily a result of recording a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets. The realization of our deferred tax asset depends on recognition of sufficient future taxable income in specific tax jurisdictions in which temporary differences or net operating losses relate. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. See additional information on the valuation allowance as described in Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 7 — Income Taxes.”

Supplemental Non-GAAP Measure

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

“EBITDA” and “Adjusted EBITDA” are non-GAAP financial measures used to provide management and investors with (i) additional information to evaluate, with certain adjustments, items required or permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our debt agreements, (ii) important supplemental indicators of the operational performance of our business, (iii) additional criteria for evaluating our performance relative to our peers and (iv) supplemental information to investors about certain material non-cash and/or other items that may not continue at the same level in the future. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools and should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP or as alternatives to net income (loss), operating income (loss) or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.

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We define these as the following:

•EBITDA — Net income (loss) plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation, depletion and amortization, and accretion expense.

•Adjusted EBITDA — EBITDA plus non-cash write-down of oil and natural gas properties, transaction and non-recurring expenses, the net change in the fair value of derivatives (mark to market effect, net of cash settlements and premiums related to these derivatives), (gain) loss on debt extinguishment, non-cash write-down of other well equipment inventory and non-cash equity-based compensation expense.

The following tables present a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for each of the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net loss	$	(66,441	)	$	(121,491	)
Interest expense		31,490			34,076
Income tax (benefit) expense		(472	)		584
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		98,340			101,657
Accretion expense		14,377			14,985
EBITDA		77,294			29,811
Transaction and other (income) expenses(1)(3)		(26,532	)		1,778
Derivative fair value loss(2)		281,219			137,508
Net cash paid on settled derivative instruments(2)		(127,086	)		(48,381	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		—			13,225
Non-cash equity-based compensation expense		3,318			2,664
Adjusted EBITDA	$	208,213		$	136,605

(1)Includes transaction-related expenses, restructuring expenses, cost saving initiatives and other miscellaneous income and expenses.

(2)The adjustments for the derivative fair value (gains) losses and net cash receipts (payments) on settled commodity derivative instruments have the effect of adjusting net loss for changes in the fair value of derivative instruments, which are recognized at the end of each accounting period because we do not designate commodity derivative instruments as accounting hedges. This results in reflecting commodity derivative gains and losses within Adjusted EBITDA on an unrealized basis during the period the derivatives settled.

(3)Includes $27.5 million gain as a result of the settlement agreement to resolve previously pending litigation that was filed in October 2017 that is further discussed in Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies.”

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated by our operations and borrowings under our Bank Credit Facility (defined below). Our primary uses of cash are for capital expenditures, working capital, debt service and for general corporate purposes. Our working capital deficit has increased since December 31, 2021 primarily due to an increase of $121.9 million in liabilities from price risk management activities. As of March 31, 2022, our available liquidity (cash plus available capacity under the Bank Credit Facility) was $516.1 million. Subsequent to period end, we paid down an additional $20.0 million of our Bank Credit Facility and increased our commitments to $806.3 million, which resulted in available capacity of $472.7 million under our Bank Credit Facility on a pro forma basis as of March 31, 2022.

We fund exploration and development activities primarily through operating cash flows, cash on hand and through borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility, if necessary. Historically, we have funded significant property acquisitions with the issuance of senior notes, borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility and through additional equity issuances. We occasionally adjust our capital budget in response to changing operating cash flow forecasts and market conditions, including the prices of oil, natural gas and NGLs, acquisition opportunities and the results of our exploration and development activities.

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Capital Expenditures — The following is a table of our capital expenditures, excluding acquisitions, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (in thousands):

U.S. drilling & completions	$	29,436
Mexico appraisal & exploration		101
Asset management		20,275
Seismic and G&G, land, capitalized G&A, CCS and other		14,871
Total capital expenditures		64,683
Plugging & abandonment		20,023
Total capital expenditures and plugging & abandonment	$	84,706

Based on our current level of operations and available cash, we believe our cash flows from operations, combined with availability under the Bank Credit Facility, provide sufficient liquidity to fund the remainder of our board approved 2022 capital spending program of $450.0 million to $480.0 million, of which approximately $30.0 million is allocated to CCS. However, our ability to (i) generate sufficient cash flows from operations or obtain future borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility, and (ii) repay or refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all for any potential future acquisitions, joint ventures or other similar transactions, depends on operating and economic conditions, some of which are beyond our control. To the extent possible, we have attempted to mitigate certain of these risks (e.g. by entering into oil and natural gas derivative contracts to reduce the financial impact of downward commodity price movements on a substantial portion of our anticipated production), but we could be required to, or we or our affiliates may from time to time, take additional future actions on an opportunistic basis. To address further changes in the financial and/or commodity markets, future actions may include, without limitation, raising debt, including secured debt, or issuing equity to directly or independently repurchase or refinance our outstanding debt.

Overview of Cash Flow Activities — The following table summarizes cash flows provided by (used in) by type of activity, for the following periods (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Operating activities	$	113,610		$	66,956
Investing activities	$	(59,382	)	$	(72,737	)
Financing activities	$	(45,732	)	$	36,527

Operating Activities — Net cash provided by operating activities increased $46.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021 primarily attributable to an increase in revenues net of lease operating expense of $153.5 million. This was offset by an increase in cash payments on derivative instruments of $78.7 million and settlements of asset retirement obligations of $9.9 million.

Investing Activities — Net cash used in investing activities decreased $13.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021 primarily due to a decrease in capital expenditures of $10.8 million and payments for acquisitions of $4.8 million. This was offset by an increase in contributions to equity investees of $2.3 million.

Financing Activities — Cash flow from financing activities decreased $82.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, net repayments of $35.0 million reduced the Bank Credit Facility.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the issuance of the 12.00% Notes (defined below) in January 2021 generated $577.4 million after original discount and deferred financing costs. The net proceeds from the 12.00% Notes funded the $356.8 million redemption of the 11.00% Notes and reduced the indebtedness under the Bank Credit Facility by $175.0 million in the first quarter of 2021.

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Overview of Debt Instruments

Bank Credit Facility — matures November 2024 — We maintain a Bank Credit Facility with a syndicate of financial institutions (the “Bank Credit Facility”). The Bank Credit Facility provides for determination of the borrowing base based on our proved producing reserves and a portion of our proved undeveloped reserves. The borrowing base is redetermined by the lenders at least semi-annually during the second quarter and fourth quarter each year. On May 4, 2022, our borrowing base increased from $950.0 million to $1.1 billion and commitments increased from $791.3 million to $806.3 million. The next scheduled redetermination is expected to occur in fourth quarter of 2022. See Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt” for more information.

12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes — due January 2026 — The 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes (the “12.00% Notes”) were issued pursuant to an indenture dated January 4, 2021 and the first supplemental indenture dated January 14, 2021 between Talos Energy Inc. (the “Parent Guarantor”); Talos Production Inc. (the “Issuer”); the Subsidiary Guarantors (defined below); and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The 12.00% Notes rank pari passu in right of payment and constitute a single class of securities for all purposes under the indentures. The 12.00% Notes are secured on a second-priority senior secured basis by liens on substantially the same collateral as the Issuer’s existing first-priority obligations under its Bank Credit Facility. The 12.00% Notes mature on January 15, 2026 and have interest payable semi-annually each January 15 and July 15, commencing on July 15, 2021. See Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt” for more information.

7.50% Senior Notes — due May 2022 — The 7.50% Senior Notes (the “7.50% Notes”) mature May 31, 2022 and have interest payable semi-annually each May 31 and November 30. For additional details on the 7.50% Notes, see Part I, Item 1. “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements — Note 5 — Debt” for more information.

Guarantor Financial Information — We own no operating assets and have no operations independent of our subsidiaries. The 12.00% Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Parent Guarantor and on a second-priority senior secured basis by each of the Issuer’s present and future direct or indirect wholly owned material domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with the Parent Guarantor, the “Guarantors”) that guarantees the Issuer’s senior reserve-based revolving credit facility. Our non-domestic subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantors”) are 100% owned by us but do not guarantee the 12.00% Notes.

In lieu of providing separate financial statements for the Issuer and the Guarantors, we have presented the accompanying supplemental summarized combined balance sheet and income statement information for the Issuer and the Guarantors on a combined basis after elimination of intercompany transactions and amounts related to investment in any subsidiary that is a Non-Guarantor.

The following table presents the balance sheet information for the respective periods (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Current assets	$	392,230	$	330,415
Non-current assets		2,285,516		2,305,855
Total assets	$	2,677,746	$	2,636,270
Current liabilities	$	704,187	$	598,062
Non-current liabilities		1,409,614		1,405,382
Talos Energy Inc. stockholdersʼ equity		563,945		632,826
Total liabilities and stockholdersʼ equity	$	2,677,746	$	2,636,270

The following table presents the income statement information (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Revenues	$	413,566
Costs and expenses		(477,599	)
Net loss	$	(64,033	)

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Material Cash Requirements

We have various contractual obligations in the normal course of our operations. There have been no material changes to our material cash requirements from known contractual obligations since those reported in our 2021 Annual Report except:

•Vessel commitments increased by approximately $33.6 million due to the execution of an offshore drilling rig agreement on April 6, 2022. These commitments represent gross contractual obligations and, accordingly, other joint owners in the properties operated by us will be billed for their working interest share of such costs; and

•Derivative net liabilities increased from $196.7 million to $350.9 million.

Performance Bonds — As of March 31, 2022, we had secured performance bonds from third party sureties and letters of credit issued under our Bank Credit Facility primarily related to P&A of wells and removal of facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and certain obligations under the Mexico PSCs totaling approximately $707.1 million and $13.6 million, respectively.

See the subsection entitled “— Known Trends and Uncertainties — BOEM Bonding Requirements” for additional information on the future cost of compliance with respect to BOEM supplemental bonding requirements that could have a material adverse effect on our business, properties, results of operations and financial condition.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We consider accounting policies related to oil and natural gas properties, proved reserve estimates, fair value measure of financial instruments, asset retirement obligations, revenue recognition, imbalances and production handling fees and income taxes as critical accounting policies. The policies include significant estimates made by management using information available at the time the estimates are made. However, these estimates could change materially if different information or assumptions were used. There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies, which are summarized in the Part II, Item 7. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section in our 2021 Annual Report.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

None.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

There was no recently issued accounting standards material to us.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

For information regarding our exposures to certain market risks, refer to Part II, Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” in our 2021 Annual Report. Except as disclosed in this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes from the disclosures presented in our 2021 Annual Report regarding our exposures to certain market risks.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2022.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On March 23, 2022, the Company entered into a settlement agreement to receive $27.5 million to resolve previously pending litigation, which was filed on October 23, 2017, against a third-party supplier related to quality issues. As part of the settlement agreement, the Company released all of its claims in the litigation.

There have been no additional material developments with respect to the information previously reported under Part I, Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” of our 2021 Annual Report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements described under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included in our 2021 Annual Report and the risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in our other SEC filings, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those described in our 2021 Annual Report or our other SEC filings, except as set forth below.

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

On February 24, 2022, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, and sustained war and disruption in the region is likely. Although the length, impact and outcome of the ongoing military war in Ukraine is highly unpredictable, this war could lead to significant market and other disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices and supply of energy resources, instability in financial markets, supply chain interruptions, political and social instability, changes in consumer or purchaser preferences as well as increases in cyberattacks and espionage.

Russia’s recognition of two separatist republics in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine and subsequent military action against Ukraine have led to an unprecedented expansion of sanction programs imposed by the U.S., the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland, Japan and other countries against Russia, Belarus, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, including, among others:

•blocking sanctions against some of the largest state-owned and private Russian financial institutions (and their subsequent removal from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment system) and certain Russian businesses, some of which have significant financial and trade ties to the European Union;

•blocking sanctions against Russian and Belarusian individuals, including the Russian President, other politicians and those with government connections or involved in Russian military activities; and

•blocking of Russia’s foreign currency reserves as well as expansion of sectoral sanctions and export and trade restrictions, limitations on investments and access to capital markets and bans on various Russian imports.

In retaliation against new international sanctions and as part of measures to stabilize and support the volatile Russian financial and currency markets, the Russian authorities also imposed significant currency control measures aimed at restricting the outflow of foreign currency and capital from Russia, imposed various restrictions on transacting with non-Russian parties, banned exports of various products and other economic and financial restrictions. The situation is rapidly evolving as a result of the war in Ukraine, and the U.S., the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries may implement additional sanctions, export controls or other measures against Russia, Belarus and other countries, regions, officials, individuals or industries in the respective territories. Such sanctions and other measures, as well as the existing and potential further responses from Russia or other countries to such sanctions, tensions and military actions, could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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We are actively monitoring the situation in Ukraine and assessing its impact on our business, including our business partners and customers. To date we have not experienced any material interruptions in our infrastructure, supplies, technology systems or networks needed to support our operations. We have no way to predict the progress or outcome of the war in Ukraine or its impacts in Ukraine, Russia or Belarus as the war, and any resulting government reactions, are rapidly developing and beyond our control. Continued hostilities, or any significant increases in the extent and duration of the military action, sanctions and resulting market disruptions — or any meaningful escalation in the objectives thereof or the methods used by the combatants to achieve such objectives —could be significant and could potentially have substantial impact on the global economy and our business for an unknown period of time.

Alternatively, a cessation of hostilities as a result of a negotiated withdrawal or otherwise—particularly if coupled with an easing of international sanctions — could cause commodity prices to decline in a manner that would reduce the revenues we receive for our oil and gas production. During the first quarter of 2022, we have experienced an increase in commodity prices as sanctions imposed on Russia severely limited the access of Russian oil and gas producers to international markets. If the military action concludes and the related sanctions are dropped, commodity prices could significantly decrease. Any of the abovementioned factors could affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Talos Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K12B filed with the SEC on May 16, 2018).
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Talos Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K12B filed with the SEC on May 16, 2018).
3.3	Certificate of Designation, dated as of February 27, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on March 2, 2020).
4.1	Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of March 29, 2022, by and among Talos Energy Inc. and each of the other parties set forth on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.'s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on March 30, 2022).
4.2	Indenture, dated as of January 4, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 8, 2021).
4.3	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 14, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 14, 2021).
4.4	Form of 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Note due 2026 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 hereto) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 8, 2021).
4.5	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers of the 2026 Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 8, 2021).
4.6	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers of the 2026 Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 14, 2021).
10.1*†	Form of Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Executives).
10.2*†	Form of Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan Performance Share Unit Grant Notice and Performance Share Unit Agreement (Executives).
10.3*†	Form of Performance Share Unit Cancellation and Release Agreement.
22.1	List of Subsidiary Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 22.1 to Talos Energy Inc.'s Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on August 4, 2021).
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Talos Energy Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Talos Energy Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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32.1**	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Talos Energy Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS*	Inline XBRL Instance.
101.SCH*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.
101.CAL*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation.
101.DEF*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition.
101.LAB*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label.
101.PRE*	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation.
104*	Cover Page Interactive Date File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).

*	Filed herewith.
**	Furnished herewith
†	Identifies management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		Talos Energy Inc.
Date:	May 4, 2022	By:	/s/ Shannon E. Young III
			Shannon E. Young III
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

TALOS ENERGY INC.

2021 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“you” or the “Participant”) the number of Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) set forth below. This award of RSUs (this “Award”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Agreement, as applicable.

Participant:	[________________]
Date of Grant:	[________________] (the “Date of Grant”)
Total Number of RSUs:	[________________]
Vesting Commencement Date:	[________________] (the “Vesting Commencement Date”)
Vesting Schedule:	Subject to the terms of the Plan and the Agreement, the RSUs shall vest according to the following schedule: [________________], so long as you remain continuously employed by the Company or an Affiliate from the Vesting Commencement Date through each such vesting date.

By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”). You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.

TALOS ENERGY INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

PARTICIPANT

Name:

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EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Date of Grant by and between Talos Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [________________] (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.

1.Award. In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with the Company or an Affiliate and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, effective as of the Date of Grant, the Company hereby grants to the Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. To the extent vested, each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock. Vesting and settlement of the RSUs shall occur at the times and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan. Unless and until the RSUs have become vested in the manner set forth in the Grant Notice, the Participant will have no right to receive any Stock or other payments in respect of the RSUs. Prior to settlement of this Award, the RSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.

2.Vesting of RSUs. [________________].

3.Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares and pays a dividend in respect of its outstanding shares of Stock and, on the record date for such dividend, the Participant holds RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement that have not been settled, the Company shall record the amount of such dividend in a bookkeeping account and pay to the Participant an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends the Participant would have received if the Participant was the holder of record, as of such record date, of a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs held by the Participant that have not been settled as of such record date, such payment to be made on or within 60 days following the date on which such RSUs vest in accordance with Section 2. For purposes of clarity, if the RSUs (or any portion thereof) are forfeited by the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Participant shall also forfeit the Dividend Equivalents, if any, accrued with respect to such forfeited RSUs. No interest will accrue on the Dividend Equivalents between the declaration and payment of the applicable dividends and the settlement of the Dividend Equivalents.

4.Settlement of RSUs. If the RSUs vest pursuant to Section 2, then as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the RSUs pursuant to Section 2, but in no event later than 60 days after each such vesting date, the Company shall deliver to the Participant (or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if applicable) the number of shares of Stock subject to the RSUs that vested and are being settled. Any fractional RSU that becomes vested hereunder shall be rounded down at the time shares of Stock are issued in settlement of such RSU. No fractional shares of Stock, nor the cash value of any fractional shares of Stock, will be issuable or payable to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement. All shares of Stock issued hereunder, if any,

shall be delivered either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares to the Participant or by entering such shares in book-entry form, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The value of shares of Stock shall not bear any interest owing to the passage of time. Neither this Section 4 nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.

5.Tax Withholding. To the extent that the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award results in compensation income or wages to the Participant for federal, state, local or foreign tax purposes, the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to this Award, which arrangements may include, at the Company’s election, the delivery of cash or cash equivalents, Stock (including previously owned Stock, net settlement, a broker-assisted sale, or other cashless withholding or reduction of the amount of cash or shares of Stock otherwise issuable or delivered pursuant to this Award), other property, or any other legal consideration the Committee deems appropriate. If such tax obligations are satisfied through the withholding of shares of Stock that are otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Award (or through the surrender of previously owned shares of Stock by the Participant to the Company), the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be so withheld (or surrendered) shall be the number of shares of Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or surrender equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities, determined based on the greatest withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment for the Company with respect to this Award, as determined by the Committee. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any cash payments are made to the Participant under this Agreement, taxes related thereto will be withheld from such payments. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award or disposition of the underlying shares of Stock and the Participant has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that none of the Board, the Committee, the Company or any Affiliate have made any representation or warranty as to the tax consequences to the Participant as a result of the receipt of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs or the forfeiture of any of the RSUs. The Participant represents that the Participant is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the Company or an Affiliate or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences.

6.Non-Transferability. During the lifetime of the Participant, the RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed. Neither the RSUs nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means, whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

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7.Compliance with Securities Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of shares of Stock hereunder, if any, will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. No shares of Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, shares of Stock will not be issued hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect at the time of such issuance with respect to the shares to be issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares to be issued are permitted to be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Stock hereunder will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained. As a condition to any issuance of Stock hereunder, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any requirements that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company.

8.Legends. If a stock certificate is issued with respect to any shares of Stock delivered hereunder, such certificate shall bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to ensure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC, any applicable laws or the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock is then listed. If the shares of Stock issued hereunder are held in book-entry form, then such entry will reflect that the shares are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

9.Rights as a Stockholder. Neither the Participant nor any Person claiming under or through the Participant shall have rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares of Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares of Stock, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.

10.Execution of Receipts and Releases. Any payments of cash or any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such Person hereunder. As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to vested RSUs.

11.No Right to Continued Employment or Awards.

11.1.For purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be considered to be employed by the Company as long as the Participant remains an employee of the Company or an

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Affiliate, or an employee of a corporation or other entity (or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation or other entity) assuming or substituting a new award for this Award. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is specifically provided that the Participant shall be considered to have terminated his or her employment with the Company at the time of the termination of the “Affiliate” status of the entity or other organization that employs the Participant. Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the RSUs thereunder pursuant to the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall confer upon the Participant the right to continued employment by the Company or any Affiliate, or any other entity, or affect in any way the right of the Company or any such Affiliate, or any other entity to terminate such employment at any time. Unless otherwise provided in a written employment agreement or by applicable law, the Participant’s employment by the Company, or any such Affiliate, or any other entity, shall be on an at-will basis, and the employment relationship may be terminated at any time by either the Participant or the Company, or any such Affiliate or any other entity for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause or notice. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Committee or its delegate, and such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

11.2.The grant of the RSUs is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the future. Any future Awards will be granted at the sole discretion of the Company.

12.Legal and Equitable Remedies. The Participant acknowledges that a violation or attempted breach of any of the Participant's covenants and agreements in this Agreement will cause such damage as will be irreparable, the exact amount of which would be difficult to ascertain and for which there will be no adequate remedy at law, and accordingly, the parties hereto agree that the Company and the Affiliates shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining the Participant or the affiliates, partners or agents of the Participant from such breach or attempted violation of such covenants and agreements, as well as to recover from the Participant any and all costs and expenses sustained or incurred by the Company or any Affiliate in obtaining such an injunction, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. The parties to this Agreement agree that no bond or other security shall be required in connection with such injunction. Any exercise by either of the parties to this Agreement of its rights pursuant to this Section 12 shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies to which such party may be entitled.

13.Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to the Company, unless otherwise designated by the Company in a written notice to the Participant (or other holder):

Talos Energy Inc.
Attn: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

333 Clay St., Suite 3300

Houston, Texas 77002

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If to the Participant, at the Participant’s last known address on filed with the Company.

Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.

14.Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature. In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which the Participant has access. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

15.Agreement to Furnish Information. The Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

16.Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the RSUs granted hereby; provided, however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company (or an Affiliate or other entity) or a severance plan in which the Participant participates, in each case, in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, except as provided therein, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of the Participant shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both the Participant and an authorized officer of the Company.

17.Severability and Waiver. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or right. The failure of any party to take action by reason of such

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breach or to exercise any such right shall not deprive the party of the right to take action at any time while or after such breach or condition giving rise to such rights continues.

18.Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any SEC rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Board from time to time, all cash or shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy.

19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of DELAWARE, WITHOUT regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.

20.Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant's beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the Person(s) to whom the RSUs may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

21.Headings. Headings are for convenience only and are not deemed to be part of this Agreement.

22.Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic or digital signature, subject to applicable law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice.

23.Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Nevertheless, to the extent that the Committee determines that the RSUs may not be exempt from the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then, if the Participant is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, as determined by the Committee, at a time when the Participant becomes eligible for settlement of the RSUs upon his “separation from service” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Affiliates make no representations that the RSUs provided under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and in no event shall the Company or any Affiliate be liable for all or any portion of any taxes,

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penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

TALOS ENERGY INC.

2021 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT GRANT NOTICE

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“you” or the “Participant”) the number of performance-based Restricted Stock Units (the “Performance Share Units” or “PSUs”) set forth below. This award of PSUs (this “Award”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Performance Share Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Agreement, as applicable.

Participant:	[________________]
Date of Grant:	[________________] (the “Date of Grant”)
Award Type and Description:	Your right to receive settlement of this Award in an amount ranging from [___]% to [___]% of the Target PSUs (as defined below) shall vest and become earned and nonforfeitable upon (i) your satisfaction of the continued employment requirements described below under “Service Requirement” and (ii) the Committee’s certification of the level of achievement of the Performance Goal (defined below).
Target Number of PSUs:	[________________] (the “Target PSUs”)
Performance Period:	[________________] (the “Performance Period Commencement Date”) through [________________] (the “Performance Period End Date”)
Service Requirement:	Subject to the terms of the Plan and the Agreement, you must remain continuously employed by the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant through [________________] to be eligible to vest in this Award (the “Service Requirement”), which is further based on the level of achievement with respect to the Performance Goal (as defined below).
Performance Goal:	[________________]

By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Grant Notice. You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile

counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.

TALOS ENERGY INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

PARTICIPANT

Name:

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EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AGREEMENT

This Performance Share Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Date of Grant by and between Talos Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [________________] (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.

1.Award. In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with the Company or an Affiliate and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, effective as of the Date of Grant, the Company hereby grants to the Participant the Target PSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. Each Earned PSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock. Vesting and settlement of the PSUs shall occur at the times and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan. Depending on the level of performance determined to be attained with respect to the Performance Goal, the number of PSUs granted hereunder that become Earned PSUs may range from [___]% to [___]% of the Target PSUs. Unless and until the PSUs have become earned in the manner set forth in the Grant Notice and this Agreement, the Participant will have no right to receive any Stock or other payments in respect of the PSUs. Prior to settlement of this Award, the PSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.

2.Earning of PSUs. Except as otherwise set forth in Sections 3 and the Plan, the PSUs shall vest and become earned (“Earned PSUs”) in accordance with the Participant’s satisfaction of the Service Requirement and the extent to which the Company has satisfied the Performance Goal set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto, which shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion following the end of the Performance Period (and any PSUs that do not become Earned PSUs shall be automatically forfeited). Unless and until the PSUs have vested and become Earned PSUs as described in the preceding sentence, the Participant will have no right to receive any dividends or other distribution with respect to the PSUs.

3.Effect of Termination of Employment. [________________].

4.Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares and pays a dividend in respect of its outstanding shares of Stock and, on the record date for such dividend, the Participant holds PSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement that have not been settled, the Company shall record the amount of such dividend in a bookkeeping account and pay to the Participant an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends the Participant would have received if the Participant was the holder of record, as of such record date, of a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of PSUs held by the Participant that have not been settled as of such record date, such payment to be made on the date on which any Earned PSUs are settled in accordance with Section 3 or Section 5. For purposes of clarity, if the PSUs (or any portion thereof) are forfeited by the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Participant shall also forfeit the Dividend Equivalents, if any, accrued with respect to such forfeited PSUs. No interest will accrue on the

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Dividend Equivalents between the declaration and payment of the applicable dividends and the settlement of the Dividend Equivalents.

5.Settlement of PSUs.

5.1.Time of Settlement. If the PSUs become Earned PSUs pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 3(b)(i), they will be settled at the time specified in Section 3. If the PSUs become Earned PSUs pursuant to Section 2 or Section 3(b)(ii), then they will be settled as soon as administratively practicable following the Committee’s certification of the level of attainment of the Performance Goal, but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the Performance Period End Date.

5.2.Form of Settlement. If the PSUs become Earned PSUs, then the Company shall deliver to the Participant (or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if applicable), a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of Earned PSUs.

5.3.Additional Settlement Details. Any fractional PSU that becomes earned hereunder shall be rounded down at the time shares of Stock are issued in settlement of such PSU. No fractional shares of Stock, nor the cash value of any fractional shares of Stock, shall be issuable or payable to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement. All shares of Stock issued hereunder, if any, shall be delivered either by delivering one or more certificates for shares to the Participant or by entering such shares in book entry form, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The value of shares of Stock shall not bear any interest owing to the passage of time. Neither this Section 5 nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.

6.Tax Withholding. To the extent that the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award results in compensation income or wages to the Participant for federal, state, local or foreign tax purposes, the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to this Award, which arrangements may include, at the Company’s election, the delivery of cash or cash equivalents, Stock (including previously owned Stock, net settlement, a broker-assisted sale, or other cashless withholding or reduction of the amount of cash or shares of Stock otherwise issuable or delivered pursuant to this Award), other property, or any other legal consideration the Committee deems appropriate. If such tax obligations are satisfied through the withholding of shares of Stock that are otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Award (or through the surrender of previously owned shares of Stock by the Participant to the Company), the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be so withheld (or surrendered) shall be the number of shares of Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or surrender equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities, determined based on the greatest withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment for the Company with respect to this Award, as determined by the Committee. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any cash payments are made to the Participant under this Agreement, taxes related thereto will be withheld from such payments. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award or disposition of the underlying shares of Stock and the Participant has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor. The Participant

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acknowledges and agrees that none of the Board, the Committee, the Company or any Affiliate have made any representation or warranty as to the tax consequences to the Participant as a result of the receipt of the PSUs, the earning of the PSUs or the forfeiture of any of the PSUs. The Participant represents that the Participant is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the Company or an Affiliate or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences.

7.Non-Transferability. During the lifetime of the Participant, the PSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Stock underlying the PSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed. Neither the PSUs nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means, whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

8.Compliance with Securities Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of shares of Stock hereunder, if any, will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. No shares of Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, shares of Stock will not be issued hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect at the time of such issuance with respect to the shares to be issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares to be issued are permitted to be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Stock hereunder will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained. As a condition to any issuance of Stock hereunder, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any requirements that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company.

9.Legends. If a stock certificate is issued with respect to any shares of Stock delivered hereunder, such certificate shall bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to ensure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC, any applicable laws or the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock is then listed. If the shares of Stock issued hereunder are held in book-entry form, then such entry will reflect that the shares are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

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10.Rights as a Stockholder. Neither the Participant nor any Person claiming under or through the Participant shall have rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares of Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares of Stock, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.

11.Execution of Receipts and Releases. Any payments of cash or any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such Person hereunder. As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to Earned PSUs.

12.No Right to Continued Employment or Awards.

12.1.For purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be considered to be employed by the Company as long as the Participant remains an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or an employee of a corporation or other entity (or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation or other entity) assuming or substituting a new award for this Award. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is specifically provided that the Participant shall be considered to have terminated his or her employment with the Company at the time of the termination of the “Affiliate” status of the entity or other organization that employs the Participant. Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the PSUs thereunder pursuant to the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall confer upon the Participant the right to continued employment by the Company or any Affiliate, or any other entity, or affect in any way the right of the Company or any such Affiliate, or any other entity to terminate such employment at any time. Unless otherwise provided in a written employment agreement or by applicable law, the Participant’s employment by the Company, or any such Affiliate, or any other entity, shall be on an at-will basis, and the employment relationship may be terminated at any time by either the Participant or the Company, or any such Affiliate or any other entity for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause or notice. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Committee or its delegate, and such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

12.2.The grant of the PSUs is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the future. Any future Awards will be granted at the sole discretion of the Company.

13.Legal and Equitable Remedies. The Participant acknowledges that a violation or attempted breach of any of the Participant's covenants and agreements in this Agreement will cause such damage as will be irreparable, the exact amount of which would be difficult to ascertain and for which there will be no adequate remedy at law, and accordingly, the parties hereto agree that the Company and the Affiliates shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining the Participant or the affiliates, partners or agents of

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the Participant from such breach or attempted violation of such covenants and agreements, as well as to recover from the Participant any and all costs and expenses sustained or incurred by the Company or any Affiliate in obtaining such an injunction, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. The parties to this Agreement agree that no bond or other security shall be required in connection with such injunction. Any exercise by either of the parties to this Agreement of its rights pursuant to this Section 13 shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies to which such party may be entitled.

14.Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to the Company, unless otherwise designated by the Company in a written notice to the Participant (or other holder):

Talos Energy Inc.
Attn: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

333 Clay St., Suite 3300

Houston, Texas 77002

If to the Participant, at the Participant’s last known address on filed with the Company.

Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.

15.Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature. In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which the Participant has access. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

16.Agreement to Furnish Information. The Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

17.Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants,

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promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the PSUs granted hereby; provided, however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company (or an Affiliate or other entity) or a severance plan in which the Participant participates, in each case, in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, except as provided therein, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of the Participant shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both the Participant and an authorized officer of the Company.

18.Severability and Waiver. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or right. The failure of any party to take action by reason of such breach or to exercise any such right shall not deprive the party of the right to take action at any time while or after such breach or condition giving rise to such rights continues.

19.Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any SEC rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Board from time to time, all cash or shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy.

20.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of DELAWARE, WITHOUT regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.

21.Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant's beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the Person(s) to whom the PSUs may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

22.Headings. Headings are for convenience only and are not deemed to be part of this Agreement.

23.Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic or digital signature, subject to applicable law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of

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an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice.

24.Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the PSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Nevertheless, to the extent that the Committee determines that the PSUs may not be exempt from the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then, if the Participant is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, as determined by the Committee, at a time when the Participant becomes eligible for settlement of the PSUs upon his “separation from service” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Affiliates make no representations that the PSUs provided under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and in no event shall the Company or any Affiliate be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

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EXHIBIT B

PERFORMANCE GOAL FOR PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

[________________].

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EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT

This PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT CANCELLATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between Talos Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and [___________] (the “PSU Holder”).

WHEREAS, the PSU Holder was granted the performance share units listed on Exhibit A attached hereto in the amounts and on the dates enumerated therein (the “PSUs”) pursuant to the terms of the Talos Energy Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan and the Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (collectively, the “Plans”);

WHEREAS, as a result of events largely outside of the control of the Company’s management team, the PSUs are very unlikely to vest according to their terms;

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and the compensation committee of the Board (the “Committee”) wish to cancel the PSUs and, in consideration for such cancellation, replace the PSUs with a grant of restricted stock units in the amount and subject to the terms outlined in the Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “RSUs” and the agreement the “RSU Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, Section 10 of each of the Plans permits the Committee to terminate any award granted thereunder with the consent of the award recipient and Section 6(e) of each of the Plans permits the Committee to grant awards of restricted stock units.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:

CANCELLATION OF PERFORMANCE SHARE UNITS

I.1Cancellation of Performance Share Units. In exchange for the grant of the RSUs, the PSU Holder hereby agrees and consents to the cancellation and termination of (A) the PSUs and (B) the Performance Share Unit Grant Notice and the Performance Share Unit Agreement documenting the PSUs (the “PSU Agreements”) effective as of [___________] (the “Effective Date”), and the PSU Holder shall have no further rights or obligations with respect to the PSUs or the PSU Agreement, or with respect to any Company Common Stock that could have been issued in the event that the PSUs vested according to the terms of the PSU Agreements.

I.2Consideration. In exchange for the PSU Holder’s agreement to cancel the PSUs and the PSU Agreements and the release of claims set forth in Section 1.3, the Company granted the RSUs to the PSU Holder on the Effective Date.

I.3Release.

(a)Effective as of the Effective Date, the PSU Holder, for the PSU Holder and the PSU Holder’s successors and assigns forever, does hereby unconditionally and irrevocably compromise, settle, remise, acquit and fully and forever release and discharge the Company, its affiliates and each of their respective successors, assigns, parents, divisions, subsidiaries, and

affiliates, and their present and former officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, counterclaims, set-offs, debts, demands, choses in action, obligations, remedies, suits, damages and liabilities in connection with the PSUs and the PSU Agreements (collectively, the “Releaser’s Claims”), whether now known or unknown or suspected or claimed, whether arising under common law, in equity or under statute, which the PSU Holder or the PSU Holder’s successors or assigns ever had, now have, or in the future may claim to have against the Released Parties and which may have arisen at any time on or prior to the Effective Date; provided that this Section 1.3(a) shall not apply to any of the obligations or liabilities of the Released Parties arising under or in connection with this Agreement.

(b)The PSU Holder covenants and agrees never to commence, voluntarily aid in any way, prosecute or cause to be commenced or prosecuted against the Released Parties any action or other proceeding based on any of the released Releaser’s Claims which may have arisen at any time on or prior to the Effective Date.

I.4Failure to Execute. If the PSU Holder fails to execute this agreement by [___________], the RSUs will be forfeited completely and automatically as of such date without any further action by either the PSU Holder or the Company and a new award of performance share units equal in number to the canceled PSUs will be granted to the PSU Holder with the same terms and conditions included in the PSU Agreements at the Board’s earliest convenience, but no later than [___________].

I.5Further Assurances. Each party to this Agreement agrees that it will perform all such further acts and execute and deliver all such further documents as may be reasonably required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

MISCELLANEOUS

I.6Headings. The headings that are used in this Agreement are used for reference and convenience purposes only and do not constitute substantive matters to be considered in construing the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

I.7Parties Bound. The terms, provisions, representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements that are contained in this Agreement shall apply to, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and permitted successors and assigns.

I.8Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts (including facsimile or portable document (“.pdf”) counterparts), all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument. The exchange of copies of this Agreement and of signature pages by facsimile or .pdf transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Agreement as to the parties and may be used in lieu of the original Agreement for all purposes. Signatures of the parties transmitted by facsimile or .pdf shall be deemed to be their original signatures for any purpose whatsoever.

I.9Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the RSU Agreement supersedes any and all other prior understandings and agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties with

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respect to the subject matter hereof and constitute the sole and only agreements between the parties with respect to the said subject matter. All prior negotiations and agreements between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof are merged into this Agreement and the RSU Agreement. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party or by anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied in this Agreement and that any agreement, statement or promise that is not contained in this Agreement and the RSU Agreement shall not be valid or binding or of any force or effect.

I.10Law Governing. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.

I.11Jurisdiction and Venue. Any judicial proceedings brought by or against any party on any dispute arising out of this Agreement or any matter related thereto shall be brought in the state or federal courts located in Houston, Texas, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the parties accepts for itself the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the aforesaid courts as trial courts, and irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement after exhaustion of all appeals taken (or by the appropriate appellate court if such appellate court renders judgment).

I.12Notice. Any notice required or permitted to be delivered hereunder shall be deemed to be delivered only when actually received by the Company or by the PSU Holder, as the case may be, at the addresses set forth below, or at such other addresses as they have theretofore specified by written notice delivered in accordance herewith. Notice to the Company shall be addressed and delivered as follows:

Talos Energy Inc.
Attn: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
333 Clay Street, Suite 3300
Houston, Texas 77002

Notice to the PSU Holder shall be addressed and delivered to the address listed in the Company’s payroll records.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer as of the day of .

TALOS ENERGY INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

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Accepted and Agreed:

PSU HOLDER

Name:

Address

Date:

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Exhibit A

Performance Share Units

Number of PSUs Date of Grant

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Exhibit B

RSU Notice and Agreement

TALOS ENERGY INC.

2021 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“you” or the “Participant”) the number of Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) set forth below. This award of RSUs (this “Award”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Agreement, as applicable.

Participant:	[________________]
Date of Grant:	[________________] (the “Date of Grant”)
Total Number of RSUs:	[________________]
Vesting Commencement Date:	[________________] (the “Vesting Commencement Date”)
Vesting Schedule:	Subject to the terms of the Plan and the Agreement, the RSUs shall vest according to the following schedule: [________________], so long as you remain continuously employed by the Company or an Affiliate from the Vesting Commencement Date through each such vesting date.

By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “Grant Notice”). You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

[Signature Page Follows]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.

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TALOS ENERGY INC.

By:

Name:

Title:

PARTICIPANT

Name:

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of the Date of Grant by and between Talos Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [________________] (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.

1.Award. In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with the Company or an Affiliate and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, effective as of the Date of Grant, the Company hereby grants to the Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein

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by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. To the extent vested, each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock. Vesting and settlement of the RSUs shall occur at the times and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan. Unless and until the RSUs have become vested in the manner set forth in the Grant Notice, the Participant will have no right to receive any Stock or other payments in respect of the RSUs. Prior to settlement of this Award, the RSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.

2.Vesting of RSUs. [________________].

3.Dividend Equivalents. In the event that the Company declares and pays a dividend in respect of its outstanding shares of Stock and, on the record date for such dividend, the Participant holds RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement that have not been settled, the Company shall record the amount of such dividend in a bookkeeping account and pay to the Participant an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends the Participant would have received if the Participant was the holder of record, as of such record date, of a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs held by the Participant that have not been settled as of such record date, such payment to be made on or within 60 days following the date on which such RSUs vest in accordance with Section 2. For purposes of clarity, if the RSUs (or any portion thereof) are forfeited by the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then the Participant shall also forfeit the Dividend Equivalents, if any, accrued with respect to such forfeited RSUs. No interest will accrue on the Dividend Equivalents between the declaration and payment of the applicable dividends and the settlement of the Dividend Equivalents.

4.Settlement of RSUs. If the RSUs vest pursuant to Section 2, then as soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of the RSUs pursuant to Section 2, but in no event later than 60 days after each such vesting date, the Company shall deliver to the Participant (or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if applicable) the number of shares of Stock subject to the RSUs that vested and are being settled. Any fractional RSU that becomes vested hereunder shall be rounded down at the time shares of Stock are issued in settlement of such RSU. No fractional shares of Stock, nor the cash value of any fractional shares of Stock, will be issuable or payable to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement. All shares of Stock issued hereunder, if any, shall be delivered either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares to the Participant or by entering such shares in book-entry form, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The value of shares of Stock shall not bear any interest owing to the passage of time. Neither this Section 4 nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.

5.Tax Withholding. To the extent that the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award results in compensation income or wages to the Participant for federal, state, local or foreign tax purposes, the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to this Award, which arrangements may include, at the Company’s election, the delivery of cash or cash equivalents, Stock (including previously owned Stock, net settlement, a broker-assisted sale, or other cashless withholding or reduction of the amount of cash or shares of Stock otherwise issuable or delivered pursuant to this Award), other property, or any other legal consideration the

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Committee deems appropriate. If such tax obligations are satisfied through the withholding of shares of Stock that are otherwise issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Award (or through the surrender of previously owned shares of Stock by the Participant to the Company), the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be so withheld (or surrendered) shall be the number of shares of Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or surrender equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities, determined based on the greatest withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment for the Company with respect to this Award, as determined by the Committee. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any cash payments are made to the Participant under this Agreement, taxes related thereto will be withheld from such payments. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award or disposition of the underlying shares of Stock and the Participant has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor. The Participant acknowledges and agrees that none of the Board, the Committee, the Company or any Affiliate have made any representation or warranty as to the tax consequences to the Participant as a result of the receipt of the RSUs, the vesting of the RSUs or the forfeiture of any of the RSUs. The Participant represents that the Participant is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the Company or an Affiliate or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences.

6.Non-Transferability. During the lifetime of the Participant, the RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed. Neither the RSUs nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means, whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

7.Compliance with Securities Law. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of shares of Stock hereunder, if any, will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. No shares of Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, shares of Stock will not be issued hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect at the time of such issuance with respect to the shares to be issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares to be issued are permitted to be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Stock

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hereunder will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained. As a condition to any issuance of Stock hereunder, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any requirements that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company.

8.Legends. If a stock certificate is issued with respect to any shares of Stock delivered hereunder, such certificate shall bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to ensure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC, any applicable laws or the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock is then listed. If the shares of Stock issued hereunder are held in book-entry form, then such entry will reflect that the shares are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

9.Rights as a Stockholder. Neither the Participant nor any Person claiming under or through the Participant shall have rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares of Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares of Stock, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement.

10.Execution of Receipts and Releases. Any payments of cash or any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such Person hereunder. As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to vested RSUs.

11.No Right to Continued Employment or Awards.

11.1.For purposes of this Agreement, the Participant shall be considered to be employed by the Company as long as the Participant remains an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, or an employee of a corporation or other entity (or a parent or subsidiary of such corporation or other entity) assuming or substituting a new award for this Award. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, it is specifically provided that the Participant shall be considered to have terminated his or her employment with the Company at the time of the termination of the “Affiliate” status of the entity or other organization that employs the Participant. Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the RSUs thereunder pursuant to the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall confer upon the Participant the right to continued employment by the Company or any Affiliate, or any other entity, or affect in any way the right of the Company or any such Affiliate, or any other entity to terminate such employment at any time. Unless otherwise provided in a written employment agreement or by applicable law, the Participant’s employment by the Company, or any such Affiliate, or any other entity, shall be on an at-will basis, and the employment relationship may be terminated at any time by either the Participant or the

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Company, or any such Affiliate or any other entity for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause or notice. Any question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the Committee or its delegate, and such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding for all purposes.

11.2.The grant of the RSUs is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the future. Any future Awards will be granted at the sole discretion of the Company.

12.Legal and Equitable Remedies. The Participant acknowledges that a violation or attempted breach of any of the Participant's covenants and agreements in this Agreement will cause such damage as will be irreparable, the exact amount of which would be difficult to ascertain and for which there will be no adequate remedy at law, and accordingly, the parties hereto agree that the Company and the Affiliates shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction issued by any court of competent jurisdiction, restraining the Participant or the affiliates, partners or agents of the Participant from such breach or attempted violation of such covenants and agreements, as well as to recover from the Participant any and all costs and expenses sustained or incurred by the Company or any Affiliate in obtaining such an injunction, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees. The parties to this Agreement agree that no bond or other security shall be required in connection with such injunction. Any exercise by either of the parties to this Agreement of its rights pursuant to this Section 12 shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedies to which such party may be entitled.

13.Notices. All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

1.If to the Company, unless otherwise designated by the Company in a written notice to the Participant (or other holder):

Talos Energy Inc.
Attn: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

333 Clay St., Suite 3300

Houston, Texas 77002

If to the Participant, at the Participant’s last known address on filed with the Company.

Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.

14.Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature. In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements,

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account statements, annual and quarterly reports and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which the Participant has access. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

15.Agreement to Furnish Information. The Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

16.Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the RSUs granted hereby; provided, however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment agreement between the Participant and the Company (or an Affiliate or other entity) or a severance plan in which the Participant participates, in each case, in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, except as provided therein, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of the Participant shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both the Participant and an authorized officer of the Company.

17.Severability and Waiver. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or right. The failure of any party to take action by reason of such breach or to exercise any such right shall not deprive the party of the right to take action at any time while or after such breach or condition giving rise to such rights continues.

18.Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any SEC rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Board from time to time, all cash or shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy.

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19.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of DELAWARE, WITHOUT regard to conflicts of law principles thereof.

20.Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant's beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the Person(s) to whom the RSUs may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

21.Headings. Headings are for convenience only and are not deemed to be part of this Agreement.

22.Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic or digital signature, subject to applicable law, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice.

23.Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be exempt from the applicable requirements of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Nevertheless, to the extent that the Committee determines that the RSUs may not be exempt from the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then, if the Participant is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, as determined by the Committee, at a time when the Participant becomes eligible for settlement of the RSUs upon his “separation from service” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Affiliates make no representations that the RSUs provided under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and in no event shall the Company or any Affiliate be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Timothy S. Duncan, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Talos Energy Inc. (“registrant”)

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

	/s/ Timothy S. Duncan
May 4, 2022	Timothy S. Duncan
	Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Shannon E. Young III, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Talos Energy Inc. (“registrant”);

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

	/s/ Shannon E. Young III
May 4, 2022	Shannon E. Young III
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and in connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 that is being filed concurrently with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Timothy S. Duncan, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Shannon E. Young III, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, to the best of his knowledge, that:

i.the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

ii.the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 4, 2022	/s/ Timothy S. Duncan
	Timothy S. Duncan
	Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)
	/s/ Shannon E. Young III
	Shannon E. Young III
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 27, 2022
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	TALO
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Registrant Name	Talos Energy Inc.
Document Quarterly Report	true
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Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-38497
Entity Tax Identification Number	82-3532642
Entity Address, Address Line One	333 Clay Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 3300
Entity Address, City or Town	Houston
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77002
City Area Code	713
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 78,348	$ 69,852
Accounts receivable
Trade, net	242,303	173,241
Joint interest, net	23,999	28,165
Other	11,946	18,062
Assets from price risk management activities	0	967
Prepaid assets	43,402	48,042
Other current assets	1,808	1,674
Total current assets	401,806	340,003
Property and equipment:
Proved properties	5,304,468	5,232,479
Unproved properties, not subject to amortization	227,411	219,055
Other property and equipment	29,452	29,091
Total property and equipment	5,561,331	5,480,625
Accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(3,190,383)	(3,092,043)
Total property and equipment, net	2,370,948	2,388,582
Other long-term assets:
Assets from price risk management activities	0	2,770
Equity method investments	2,665	0
Other well equipment inventory	17,650	17,449
Operating lease assets	5,649	5,714
Other assets	11,776	12,297
Total assets	2,810,494	2,766,815
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	91,158	85,815
Accrued liabilities	126,838	130,459
Accrued royalties	68,134	59,037
Current portion of long-term debt	6,060	6,060
Current portion of asset retirement obligations	51,273	60,311
Liabilities from price risk management activities	308,402	186,526
Accrued interest payable	17,981	37,542
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,778	1,715
Other current liabilities	33,970	33,061
Total current liabilities	705,594	600,526
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs	925,081	956,667
Asset retirement obligations	390,806	373,695
Liabilities from price risk management activities	42,458	13,938
Operating lease liabilities	15,853	16,330
Other long-term liabilities	35,577	45,006
Total liabilities	2,115,369	2,006,162
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021	0	0
Common stock $0.01 par value; 270,000,000 shares authorized; 82,535,186 and 81,881,477 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively	825	819
Additional paid-in capital	1,677,705	1,676,798
Accumulated deficit	(983,405)	(916,964)
Total stockholdersʼ equity	695,125	760,653	$ 926,601
Total liabilities and stockholdersʼ equity	$ 2,810,494	$ 2,766,815

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	30,000,000	30,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	270,000,000	270,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	82,535,186	81,881,477
Common stock, shares outstanding	82,535,186	81,881,477

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 413,566	$ 266,908
Operating expenses:
Lease operating expense	59,814	66,628
Production taxes	851	822
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	98,340	101,657
Accretion expense	14,377	14,985
General and administrative expense	22,528	19,189
Other operating (income) expense	136	(1,000)
Total operating expenses	196,046	202,281
Operating income	217,520	64,627
Interest expense	(31,490)	(34,076)
Price risk management activities expense	(281,219)	(137,508)
Equity method investment income	142	0
Other income (expense)	28,134	(13,950)
Net loss before income taxes	(66,913)	(120,907)
Income tax benefit (expense)	472	(584)
Net loss	$ (66,441)	$ (121,491)
Net loss per common share:
Basic	$ (0.81)	$ (1.49)
Diluted	$ (0.81)	$ (1.49)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	82,071	81,435
Diluted	82,071	81,435
Oil
Revenues
Revenues	$ 353,886	$ 229,561
Natural Gas
Revenues
Revenues	42,981	28,234
NGL
Revenues
Revenues	$ 16,699	$ 9,113

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 926,601	$ 813	$ 1,659,800	$ (734,012)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020		81,279,989
Equity-based compensation	4,194		4,194
Equity-based compensation tax withholdings	(2,150)		(2,150)
Equity-based compensation stock issuances		$ 4	(4)
Equity-based compensation stock issuances, shares		427,225
Net loss	(121,491)			(121,491)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021	807,154	$ 817	1,661,840	(855,503)
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2021		81,707,214
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 760,653	$ 819	1,676,798	(916,964)
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2021	81,881,477	81,881,477
Equity-based compensation	$ 5,389		5,389
Equity-based compensation tax withholdings	(4,476)		(4,476)
Equity-based compensation stock issuances		$ 6	(6)
Equity-based compensation stock issuances, shares		653,709
Net loss	(66,441)			(66,441)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 695,125	$ 825	$ 1,677,705	$ (983,405)
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2022	82,535,186	82,535,186

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (66,441)	$ (121,491)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and accretion expense	112,717	116,642
Amortization of deferred financing costs and original issue discount	3,415	3,142
Equity-based compensation expense	3,318	2,664
Price risk management activities expense	281,219	137,508
Net cash paid on settled derivative instruments	(127,086)	(48,381)
Equity method investment income	(142)	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	13,225
Settlement of asset retirement obligations	(20,023)	(10,120)
Gain on sale of assets	0	(319)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(56,817)	(17,108)
Other current assets	4,505	(3,350)
Accounts payable	9,381	(10,978)
Other current liabilities	(26,423)	5,328
Other non-current assets and liabilities, net	(4,013)	194
Net cash provided by operating activities	113,610	66,956
Cash flows from investing activities:
Exploration, development and other capital expenditures	(53,978)	(64,745)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(3,500)	(8,322)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment, net	346	330
Contributions to equity method investees	(2,250)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(59,382)	(72,737)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of senior notes	0	600,500
Redemption of senior notes and other long-term debt	0	(356,803)
Proceeds from Bank Credit Facility	35,000	0
Repayment of Bank Credit Facility	(70,000)	(175,000)
Deferred financing costs	0	(19,387)
Other deferred payments	0	(5,575)
Payments of finance lease	(6,256)	(5,058)
Employee stock awards tax withholdings	(4,476)	(2,150)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(45,732)	36,527
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	8,496	30,746
Cash and cash equivalents:
Balance, beginning of period	69,852	34,233
Balance, end of period	78,348	64,979
Supplemental non-cash transactions:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	53,317	65,755
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$ 43,352	$ 13,712

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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Note 1 — Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Nature of Business

Talos Energy Inc. (the “Parent Company”) is a Delaware corporation originally incorporated on November 14, 2017. On May 10, 2018, the Parent Company consummated a combination between Talos Energy LLC and Stone Energy Corporation (“Stone”). Talos Energy LLC, which was the acquirer of Stone for financial reporting and accounting purposes, was formed in 2011 and commenced commercial operations on February 6, 2013. The Parent Company conducts all business operations through its operating subsidiaries, owns no operating assets and has no material operations, cash flows or liabilities independent of its subsidiaries. The Parent Company’s common stock is traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TALO.”

The Parent Company (including its subsidiaries, collectively “Talos” or the “Company”) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States (“U.S.”) Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico both upstream through oil and gas exploration and production and downstream through the development of carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) opportunities. The Company leverages decades of technical and offshore operational expertise in the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, the Company also utilizes its expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial CO2 emissions through our CCS collaborative arrangements along the coast of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments, which unless otherwise disclosed, are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in equity for the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. The unaudited financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in the 2021 Annual Report.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and the reported amounts of proved oil and natural gas reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s presentation to conform to the current year’s presentation. Amounts previously included as income in “Other” within “Revenues and Other” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are now reflected in “Other operating (income) expense” as a component of “Total operating expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company has two operating segments: (i) exploration and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs (“Upstream Segment”) and (ii) carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS Segment”). The Upstream Segment is the Company’s only reportable segment. The CCS Segment did not meet any of the quantitative thresholds to be a separate reportable segment. It did not generate any revenue and incurred $2.4 million of operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The CCS Segment had $4.1 million in assets at March 31, 2022. Additionally, the legal entities included in the CCS Segment have been designated as unrestricted, non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company for purposes of the credit agreement and indenture governing the Company’s indebtedness.

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Property, Plant and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Oil and Gas Property [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 2 — Property, Plant and Equipment

Proved Properties

The Company’s interests in oil and natural gas proved properties are located in the U.S., primarily in the Gulf of Mexico deep and shallow waters. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s ceiling test computations did not result in a write-down of its U.S. oil and natural gas properties. At March 31, 2022, the Company’s ceiling test computation was based on SEC pricing of $75.88 per Bbl of oil, $4.20 per Mcf of natural gas and $30.86 per Bbl of NGLs.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The asset retirement obligations included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in current and non-current liabilities, and the changes in that liability were as follows (in thousands):

Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2021	$	434,006
Obligations incurred		17
Obligations settled		(20,023	)
Obligations divested		(1,572	)
Accretion expense		14,377
Changes in estimate		15,274
Asset retirement obligations at March 31, 2022	$	442,079
Less: Current portion at March 31, 2022		51,273
Long-term portion at March 31, 2022	$	390,806

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Leases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

Note 3 — Leases

The Company has operating leases principally for office space, drilling rigs, compressors and other equipment necessary to support the Company’s operations. Additionally, the Company has a finance lease related to the use of the Helix Producer I (the “HP-I”), a dynamically positioned floating production facility that interconnects with the Phoenix Field through a production buoy. The HP-I is utilized in the Company’s oil and natural gas development activities and the right-of-use asset was capitalized and included in proved property and depleted as part of the full cost pool. Once items are included in the full cost pool, they are indistinguishable from other proved properties. The capitalized costs within the full cost pool are amortized over the life of the total proved reserves using the unit-of-production method, computed quarterly. Costs associated with the Company’s leases are either expensed or capitalized depending on how the underlying asset is utilized.

The lease costs described below are presented on a gross basis and do not represent the Company’s net proportionate share of such amounts. A portion of these costs have been or may be billed to other working interest owners. The Company’s share of these costs is included in property and equipment, lease operating expense or general and administrative expense, as applicable. The components of lease costs were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Finance lease cost - interest on lease liabilities	$	2,059	$	3,256
Operating lease cost, excluding short-term leases(1)		568		716
Short-term lease cost(2)		5,762		5,760
Variable lease cost(3)		363		322
Total lease cost	$	8,752	$	10,054

(1)Operating lease cost reflect a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

(2)Short-term lease costs are reported at gross amounts and primarily represent costs incurred for drilling rigs, most of which are short-term contracts not recognized as a right-of-use asset and lease liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(3)Variable lease costs primarily represent differences between minimum payment obligations and actual operating charges incurred by the Company related to its long-term leases.

The present value of the fixed lease payments recorded as the Company’s right-of-use asset and liability, adjusted for initial direct costs and incentives were as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Operating leases:
Operating lease assets	$	5,649	$	5,714
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	1,778	$	1,715
Operating lease liabilities		15,853		16,330
Total operating lease liabilities	$	17,631	$	18,045
Finance leases:
Proved property	$	124,299	$	124,299
Other current liabilities	$	28,570	$	27,083
Other long-term liabilities		5,395		13,138
Total finance lease liabilities	$	33,965	$	40,221

The table below presents the supplemental cash flow information related to leases (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Operating cash outflow from finance leases	$	2,059	$	3,256
Operating cash outflow from operating leases	$	923	$	987

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Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

ote 4 — Financial Instruments

As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Debt Instruments

The following table presents the carrying amounts, net of discount and deferred financing costs, and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt instruments (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes –   due January 2026	$	591,639	$	703,625	$	588,838	$	685,945
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022	$	6,060	$	5,696	$	6,060	$	6,145
Bank Credit Facility – matures November 2024	$	333,442	$	340,000	$	367,829	$	375,000

The carrying value of the senior notes are presented net of the original issue discount and deferred financing costs. Fair value is estimated (representing a Level 1 fair value measurement) using quoted secondary market trading prices.

The carrying amount of the Company’s bank credit facility, as amended and restated (the “Bank Credit Facility”), is presented net of deferred financing costs. The fair value of the Bank Credit Facility is estimated based on the outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility since it is secured by the Company’s reserves and the interest rates are variable and reflective of market rates (representing a Level 2 fair value measurement).

Oil and Natural Gas Derivatives

The Company attempts to mitigate a portion of its commodity price risk and stabilize cash flows associated with sales of oil and natural gas production through the use of oil and natural gas swaps and costless collars. Swaps are contracts where the Company either receives or pays depending on whether the oil or natural gas floating market price is above or below the contracted fixed price. Costless collars consist of a purchased put option and a sold call option with no net premiums paid to or received from counterparties. Collar contracts typically require payments by the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is above the ceiling price or payments to the Company if the NYMEX average closing price is below the floor price.

The Company has elected not to designate any of its derivative contracts for hedge accounting. Accordingly, commodity derivatives are recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value with settlements of such contracts, and changes in the unrealized fair value, recorded as “Price risk management activities income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in each period.

The following table presents the impact that derivatives, not designated as hedging instruments, had on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net cash paid on settled derivative instruments	$	(127,086	)	$	(48,381	)
Unrealized loss		(154,133	)		(89,127	)
Price risk management activities expense	$	(281,219	)	$	(137,508	)

The following table reflects the contracted volumes and weighted average prices under the terms of the Company's derivative contracts as of March 31, 2022:

Swap Contracts
Production Period	Settlement Index	Average Daily Volumes		Weighted Average Swap Price
Crude oil:		(Bbls)		(per Bbl)
April 2022 – December 2022	NYMEX WTI CMA		21,535	$	53.13
January 2023 – December 2023	NYMEX WTI CMA		12,192	$	68.21
January 2024 – June 2024	NYMEX WTI CMA		3,000	$	71.66
Natural gas:		(MMBtu)		(per MMBtu)
April 2022 – December 2022	NYMEX Henry Hub		40,393	$	2.82
January 2023 – December 2023	NYMEX Henry Hub		22,627	$	3.55
January 2024 – June 2024	NYMEX Henry Hub		10,000	$	3.25

The following tables provide additional information related to financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps		—		(350,860	)		—		(350,860	)
Total net liability	$	—	$	(350,860	)	$	—	$	(350,860	)

	December 31, 2021
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	$	—	$	3,737		$	—	$	3,737
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps		—		(200,464	)		—		(200,464	)
Total net liability	$	—	$	(196,727	)	$	—	$	(196,727	)

Financial Statement Presentation

Derivatives are classified as either current or non-current assets or liabilities based on their anticipated settlement dates. Although the Company has master netting arrangements with its counterparties, the Company presents its derivative financial instruments on a gross basis in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On derivative contracts recorded as assets in the table below, the Company is exposed to the risk the counterparties may not perform. The following table presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as well as the potential effect of netting arrangements on the Company's recognized derivative asset and liability amounts (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
Oil and natural gas derivatives:
Current	$	—	$	308,402	$	967	$	186,526
Non-current		—		42,458		2,770		13,938
Total gross amounts presented on balance sheet		—		350,860		3,737		200,464
Less: Gross amounts not offset on the balance sheet		—		—		3,737		3,737
Net amounts	$	—	$	350,860	$	—	$	196,727

Credit Risk

The Company is subject to the risk of loss on its financial instruments as a result of nonperformance by counterparties pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations. The Company has entered into International Swaps and Derivative Association agreements with counterparties to mitigate this risk. The Company also maintains credit policies with regard to its counterparties to minimize overall credit risk. These policies require (i) the evaluation of potential counterparties’ financial condition to determine their credit worthiness; (ii) the regular monitoring of counterparties’ credit exposures; (iii) the use of contract language that affords the Company netting or set off opportunities to mitigate exposure risk; and (iv) potentially requiring counterparties to post cash collateral, parent guarantees, or letters of credit to minimize credit risk. The Company’s assets and liabilities from commodity price risk management activities at March 31, 2022 represent derivative instruments from eight counterparties; all of which are registered swap dealers that have an “investment grade” (minimum Standard & Poor’s rating of BBB- or better) credit rating, and all of which are parties under the Company’s Bank Credit Facility. The Company enters into derivatives directly with these counterparties and, subject to the terms of the Company’s Bank Credit Facility, is not required to post collateral or other securities for credit risk in relation to the derivative activities.

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Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Note 5 — Debt

A summary of the detail comprising the Company’s debt and the related book values for the respective periods presented is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes – due January 2026	$	650,000		$	650,000
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022		6,060			6,060
Bank Credit Facility – matures November 2024(1)		340,000			375,000
Total debt, before discount and deferred financing cost		996,060			1,031,060
Discount and deferred financing cost		(64,919	)		(68,333	)
Total debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs(2)		931,141			962,727
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		6,060			6,060
Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs	$	925,081		$	956,667

(1)As of March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding borrowings at a weighted average interest rate of 3.72%.

(2)At March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

Subsequent Event

Redetermination of the Bank Credit Facility — On May 4, 2022, the Company’s borrowing base increased from $950.0 million to $1.1 billion and commitments increased from $791.3 million to $806.3 million. The next scheduled redetermination is expected to occur in fourth quarter of 2022.

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Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation

Note 6 — Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation

Long Term Incentive Plans

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) — The following table summarizes RSU activity under the Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2021 LTIP”) for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2021		1,983,199		$	13.02
Granted		2,206,473		$	12.96
Vested		(921,729	)	$	14.08
Forfeited		(13,372	)	$	12.59
Unvested RSUs at March 31, 2022(1)		3,254,571		$	12.68

(1)As of March 31, 2022, 27,814 of the unvested RSUs were accounted for as liability awards in “Accrued liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) — The following table summarizes PSU activity under the 2021 LTIP for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	PSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested PSUs at December 31, 2021		1,015,459		$	16.41
Granted(1)		591,062		$	23.59
Forfeited		(16,486	)	$	17.48
Cancelled		(975,564	)	$	16.42
Unvested PSUs at March 31, 2022		614,471		$	23.27

(1)There were 295,531 PSUs granted that are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return (“TSR”) over a three-year performance period. An additional 295,531 PSUs were granted and are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s return (“PVI”) on the wells included in the 2022 drill program over a three-year performance period. The actual number of PSUs earned ranges between 0% and 200% depending on actual performance over the performance period. For the PVI PSUs, the Company recognizes compensation cost if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date.

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulations to calculate the fair value of the absolute TSR PSUs granted at the date indicated:

	Grant Date
	March 5, 2022
Expected term (in years)		2.8
Expected volatility		82.2	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.6	%
Dividend yield		—	%
Fair value (in thousands)	$	8,668

Modification — During March 2022, the outstanding PSUs held by certain executive officers that were awarded in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled and, in connection with this cancellation, 1,147,352 of RSUs were granted (the “Retention RSUs”). The Retention RSUs will vest ratably each year over two years, generally contingent upon continued employment through each such date. The cancellation of the PSUs along with the concurrent grant of the Retention RSUs are accounted for as a modification. The incremental cost of $9.7 million will be recognized prospectively over the modified requisite service period. Additionally, the remaining unrecognized grant or modification date fair value of the original PSUs will be recognized over the original remaining requisite service period.

Share-based Compensation Costs

Share-based compensation costs associated with RSUs, PSUs and other awards are reflected as “General and administrative expense,” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net amounts capitalized to “Proved Properties,” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Because of the non-cash nature of share-based compensation, the expensed portion of share-based compensation is added back to net income in arriving at “Net cash provided by operating activities” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The following table presents the amount of costs expensed and capitalized (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Share-based compensation costs	$	5,652	$	4,915
Less: Amounts capitalized to oil and gas properties		2,334		2,251
Total share-based compensation expense	$	3,318	$	2,664

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Note 7 — Income Taxes

The Company is a corporation that is subject to U.S. federal, state and foreign income taxes.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $0.5 million for an effective tax rate of 0.7%. The Company’s effective tax rate of 0.7% is different than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to recording a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $0.6 million for an effective tax rate of negative 0.5%. The Company’s effective tax rate of negative 0.5% is lower than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to recording a valuation allowance for its deferred tax assets.

The Company evaluates and updates the estimated annual effective income tax rate on a quarterly basis based on current and forecasted operating results and tax laws. Consequently, based upon the mix and timing of the Company’s actual earnings compared to annual projections, the effective tax rate may vary quarterly and may make quarterly comparisons not meaningful. The quarterly income tax provision is generally comprised of tax expense on income or benefit on loss at the most recent estimated annual effective tax rate. The tax effect of discrete items is recognized in the period in which they occur at the applicable statutory rate.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recorded related to net operating losses and temporary differences between the book and tax basis of assets and liabilities expected to produce deductions and income in the future. The Company reduces deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance when, based on estimates, it is more likely than not that a portion of those assets will not be realized in a future period. The deferred tax asset estimates are subject to revision, either up or down, in future periods based on new facts or circumstances. In evaluating the Company’s valuation allowance, the Company considers cumulative losses, the reversal of existing temporary differences, the existence of taxable income in carryback years, tax optimization planning and future taxable income for each of its taxable jurisdictions. The Company assesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets quarterly; changes to the Company’s assessment of its valuation allowance in future periods could materially impact its results of operations. As of March 31, 2022, the Company maintains a full valuation allowance for U.S. federal, state and foreign net deferred tax assets.

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Income (Loss) Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Income (Loss) Per Share

Note 8 — Income (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Except when the effect would be antidilutive, diluted earnings per common share includes the impact of RSUs, PSUs and outstanding warrants. The warrants expired unexercised on February 28, 2021.

The following table presents the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted income (loss) per share were as follows (in thousands, except for the per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net loss	$	(66,441	)	$	(121,491	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic		82,071			81,435
Dilutive effect of securities		—			—
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted		82,071			81,435
Net loss per common share:
Basic	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Diluted	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Anti-dilutive potentially issuable securities excluded from diluted   common shares		3,329			2,949

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Related Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Note 9 — Related Party Transactions

On February 3, 2012, Talos Energy LLC completed a transaction with funds and other alternative investment vehicles managed by Apollo Management VII, L.P. and Apollo Commodities Management, L.P., with respect to Series I (“Apollo Funds”), and entities controlled by or affiliated with Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P. (“Riverstone Funds” and, together with the Apollo Funds, the “Sponsors”) and members of management pursuant to which the Company received a private equity capital commitment. On January 3, 2022, the Apollo Funds ceased being a beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Company’s common stock. Riverstone Funds held 19.7% of the Company’s common stock as of March 31, 2022.

Equity Registration Rights Agreement

Riverstone Funds as well as ILX Holdings, LLC; ILX Holdings II, LLC; ILX Holdings III LLC and Castex Energy 2014, LLC, each a related party and an affiliate of the Riverstone Funds (the “Riverstone Sellers”), are parties to an amended registration rights agreement relating to the registered resale of the Company’s common stock owned by such parties, a discussion of which is included in the accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2021 Annual Report.

The Company will bear all of the expenses incurred in connection with any offer and sale, while the selling stockholders will be responsible for paying underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, fees incurred by the Company were nil and $0.1 million, respectively.

Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement

On May 10, 2018, the Company entered into a Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”) by and among the Company and the other parties thereto. On February 24, 2020, the Company and the other parties thereto amended the Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement Amendment”). A discussion of the Stockholders’ Agreement Amendment is included in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2021 Annual Report.

On March 29, 2022, the Company and other parties thereto, entered into the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, in connection with the resignation of certain members of the Company's Board of Directors (the “Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, among other things, (i) terminates the rights of the Apollo Funds under the Stockholders’ Agreement and (ii) eliminates the requirement that the Board of Directors consist of ten members.

The Riverstone Funds have agreed to vote their shares of our common stock in favor of any nominee designated and nominated for election to the Board of Directors in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement and in a manner consistent with the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee with respect to all other nominees.

Legal Fees

The Company has engaged the law firm Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (“V&E”) to provide legal services. An immediate family member of William S. Moss III, the Company’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel and one of its executive officers, is a partner at V&E. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred fees of approximately $0.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of which $0.6 million and $1.1 million were payable at each respective balance sheet for legal services performed by V&E.

Bayou Bend CCS LLC

The Company owns a 50% membership interest in Bayou Bend CCS LLC (“Bayou Bend”), which is a variable interest entity and accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Bayou Bend has a CCS site located offshore Jefferson County, Texas, near the Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas industrial corridor that is in the early stages of development. The Company expects to make additional cash capital contributions proportionate with its membership interest to finance and advance the development of the Bayou Bend CCS project.

On March 8, 2022, the Company and Bayou Bend entered into an operating agreement whereby the Company has agreed to provide certain services to facilitate Bayou Bend’s operations and to fulfill other general and administrative functions relating to the operation and management of Bayou Bend and its business. The Company will invoice Bayou Bend for reimbursement of direct and indirect general and administrative expenses incurred as well as all other direct out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred or paid on behalf of Bayou Bend. There was no related party receivable from Bayou Bend as of March 31, 2022.

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Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Note 10 — Commitments and Contingencies

Performance Obligations

Regulations with respect to the Company's operations govern, among other things, engineering and construction specifications for production facilities, safety procedures, plugging and abandonment of wells, removal of facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and certain obligations under the Mexico production sharing contracts. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had secured performance bonds from third party sureties and letters of credit issued under its Bank Credit Facility totaling approximately $707.1 million and $13.6 million, respectively. The cost of securing these bonds are reflected as “Interest expense” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is involved in litigation, regulatory examinations and administrative proceedings primarily arising in the ordinary course of business in jurisdictions in which the Company does business. Although the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company’s management believes none of these matters, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material effect upon the Company’s financial position; however, an unfavorable outcome could have a material adverse effect on our results from operations for a specific interim period or year.

On March 23, 2022, the Company entered into a settlement agreement to receive $27.5 million to resolve previously pending litigation, which was filed on October 23, 2017, against a third-party supplier related to quality issues. As part of the settlement agreement, the Company released all of its claims in the litigation. The settlement is reflected as “Other income (expense)” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Decommissioning Obligations

The Company has divested various leases, wells and facilities located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico where the purchasers typically assume all abandonment obligations acquired. Certain of these counterparties in these divestiture transactions or third parties in existing leases have filed for bankruptcy protection or undergone associated reorganizations and may not be able to perform required abandonment obligations. Under certain circumstances, regulations or federal laws could require the Company to assume such obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded $0.3 million, related to estimated decommissioning obligations reflected as “Other operating (income) expense” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2022, the Company incurred $3.3 million and $20.6 million in obligations reflected as “Other current liabilities” and “Other long-term liabilities,” respectively, on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Although it is reasonably possible that the Company could receive state or federal decommissioning orders in the future or be notified of defaulting third parties in existing leases, the Company cannot predict with certainty, if, how or when such orders or notices will be resolved or estimate a possible loss or range of loss that may result from such orders. However, the Company could incur judgments, enter into settlements, or revise our opinion regarding the outcome of certain notices or matters, and such developments could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in which the amounts are accrued and our cash flows in the period in which the amounts are paid.

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Subsequent Events

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Note 11 — Subsequent Events

Redetermination of the Bank Credit Facility

For additional information, see Note 5 — Debt.

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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

Organization and Nature of Business

Talos Energy Inc. (the “Parent Company”) is a Delaware corporation originally incorporated on November 14, 2017. On May 10, 2018, the Parent Company consummated a combination between Talos Energy LLC and Stone Energy Corporation (“Stone”). Talos Energy LLC, which was the acquirer of Stone for financial reporting and accounting purposes, was formed in 2011 and commenced commercial operations on February 6, 2013. The Parent Company conducts all business operations through its operating subsidiaries, owns no operating assets and has no material operations, cash flows or liabilities independent of its subsidiaries. The Parent Company’s common stock is traded on The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TALO.”

The Parent Company (including its subsidiaries, collectively “Talos” or the “Company”) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States (“U.S.”) Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico both upstream through oil and gas exploration and production and downstream through the development of carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”) opportunities. The Company leverages decades of technical and offshore operational expertise in the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, the Company also utilizes its expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial CO2 emissions through our CCS collaborative arrangements along the coast of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in complete financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments, which unless otherwise disclosed, are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in equity for the periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. The unaudited financial statements and related notes included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes included in the 2021 Annual Report.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and the reported amounts of proved oil and natural gas reserves. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s presentation to conform to the current year’s presentation. Amounts previously included as income in “Other” within “Revenues and Other” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations are now reflected in “Other operating (income) expense” as a component of “Total operating expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company has two operating segments: (i) exploration and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs (“Upstream Segment”) and (ii) carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS Segment”). The Upstream Segment is the Company’s only reportable segment. The CCS Segment did not meet any of the quantitative thresholds to be a separate reportable segment. It did not generate any revenue and incurred $2.4 million of operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The CCS Segment had $4.1 million in assets at March 31, 2022. Additionally, the legal entities included in the CCS Segment have been designated as unrestricted, non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company for purposes of the credit agreement and indenture governing the Company’s indebtedness.

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Oil and Gas Property [Abstract]

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset Retirement Obligations

The asset retirement obligations included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in current and non-current liabilities, and the changes in that liability were as follows (in thousands):

Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2021	$	434,006
Obligations incurred		17
Obligations settled		(20,023	)
Obligations divested		(1,572	)
Accretion expense		14,377
Changes in estimate		15,274
Asset retirement obligations at March 31, 2022	$	442,079
Less: Current portion at March 31, 2022		51,273
Long-term portion at March 31, 2022	$	390,806

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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Leases [Abstract]

Components of Lease Costs

The components of lease costs were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Finance lease cost - interest on lease liabilities	$	2,059	$	3,256
Operating lease cost, excluding short-term leases(1)		568		716
Short-term lease cost(2)		5,762		5,760
Variable lease cost(3)		363		322
Total lease cost	$	8,752	$	10,054

(1)Operating lease cost reflect a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

(2)Short-term lease costs are reported at gross amounts and primarily represent costs incurred for drilling rigs, most of which are short-term contracts not recognized as a right-of-use asset and lease liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Variable lease costs primarily represent differences between minimum payment obligations and actual operating charges incurred by the Company related to its long-term leases.

Schedule of Right-of-Use Asset and Liability, Adjusted for Initial Direct Costs and Incentives

The present value of the fixed lease payments recorded as the Company’s right-of-use asset and liability, adjusted for initial direct costs and incentives were as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Operating leases:
Operating lease assets	$	5,649	$	5,714
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$	1,778	$	1,715
Operating lease liabilities		15,853		16,330
Total operating lease liabilities	$	17,631	$	18,045
Finance leases:
Proved property	$	124,299	$	124,299
Other current liabilities	$	28,570	$	27,083
Other long-term liabilities		5,395		13,138
Total finance lease liabilities	$	33,965	$	40,221

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

The table below presents the supplemental cash flow information related to leases (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Operating cash outflow from finance leases	$	2,059	$	3,256
Operating cash outflow from operating leases	$	923	$	987

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

Debt Instruments

The following table presents the carrying amounts, net of discount and deferred financing costs, and estimated fair values of the Company’s debt instruments (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes –   due January 2026	$	591,639	$	703,625	$	588,838	$	685,945
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022	$	6,060	$	5,696	$	6,060	$	6,145
Bank Credit Facility – matures November 2024	$	333,442	$	340,000	$	367,829	$	375,000

Schedule of Impact that Derivatives not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table presents the impact that derivatives, not designated as hedging instruments, had on its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net cash paid on settled derivative instruments	$	(127,086	)	$	(48,381	)
Unrealized loss		(154,133	)		(89,127	)
Price risk management activities expense	$	(281,219	)	$	(137,508	)

Schedule of Contracted Volumes and Weighted Average Prices and will Receive Under the Terms of Derivative Contracts

The following table reflects the contracted volumes and weighted average prices under the terms of the Company's derivative contracts as of March 31, 2022:

Swap Contracts
Production Period	Settlement Index	Average Daily Volumes		Weighted Average Swap Price
Crude oil:		(Bbls)		(per Bbl)
April 2022 – December 2022	NYMEX WTI CMA		21,535	$	53.13
January 2023 – December 2023	NYMEX WTI CMA		12,192	$	68.21
January 2024 – June 2024	NYMEX WTI CMA		3,000	$	71.66
Natural gas:		(MMBtu)		(per MMBtu)
April 2022 – December 2022	NYMEX Henry Hub		40,393	$	2.82
January 2023 – December 2023	NYMEX Henry Hub		22,627	$	3.55
January 2024 – June 2024	NYMEX Henry Hub		10,000	$	3.25

Summary of Additional Information Related to Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The following tables provide additional information related to financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	—
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps		—		(350,860	)		—		(350,860	)
Total net liability	$	—	$	(350,860	)	$	—	$	(350,860	)

	December 31, 2021
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	$	—	$	3,737		$	—	$	3,737
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps		—		(200,464	)		—		(200,464	)
Total net liability	$	—	$	(196,727	)	$	—	$	(196,727	)

Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

The following table presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as well as the potential effect of netting arrangements on the Company's recognized derivative asset and liability amounts (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Assets		Liabilities		Assets		Liabilities
Oil and natural gas derivatives:
Current	$	—	$	308,402	$	967	$	186,526
Non-current		—		42,458		2,770		13,938
Total gross amounts presented on balance sheet		—		350,860		3,737		200,464
Less: Gross amounts not offset on the balance sheet		—		—		3,737		3,737
Net amounts	$	—	$	350,860	$	—	$	196,727

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Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Detail Comprising Debt and Related Book Values

A summary of the detail comprising the Company’s debt and the related book values for the respective periods presented is as follows (in thousands):

	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes – due January 2026	$	650,000		$	650,000
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022		6,060			6,060
Bank Credit Facility – matures November 2024(1)		340,000			375,000
Total debt, before discount and deferred financing cost		996,060			1,031,060
Discount and deferred financing cost		(64,919	)		(68,333	)
Total debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs(2)		931,141			962,727
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		6,060			6,060
Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs	$	925,081		$	956,667

(1)As of March 31, 2022, the Company had outstanding borrowings at a weighted average interest rate of 3.72%.

At March 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants.

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Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity

The following table summarizes RSU activity under the Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2021 LTIP”) for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested RSUs at December 31, 2021		1,983,199		$	13.02
Granted		2,206,473		$	12.96
Vested		(921,729	)	$	14.08
Forfeited		(13,372	)	$	12.59
Unvested RSUs at March 31, 2022(1)		3,254,571		$	12.68

(1)As of March 31, 2022, 27,814 of the unvested RSUs were accounted for as liability awards in “Accrued liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Summary of Performance Share Units Activity

The following table summarizes PSU activity under the 2021 LTIP for the three months ended March 31, 2022:

	PSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Unvested PSUs at December 31, 2021		1,015,459		$	16.41
Granted(1)		591,062		$	23.59
Forfeited		(16,486	)	$	17.48
Cancelled		(975,564	)	$	16.42
Unvested PSUs at March 31, 2022		614,471		$	23.27

(1)There were 295,531 PSUs granted that are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return (“TSR”) over a three-year performance period. An additional 295,531 PSUs were granted and are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s return (“PVI”) on the wells included in the 2022 drill program over a three-year performance period. The actual number of PSUs earned ranges between 0% and 200% depending on actual performance over the performance period. For the PVI PSUs, the Company recognizes compensation cost if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date.

Summary of Assumptions Used to Calculate the Grant Date Fair Value of PSUs Granted

The following table summarizes the assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulations to calculate the fair value of the absolute TSR PSUs granted at the date indicated:

	Grant Date
	March 5, 2022
Expected term (in years)		2.8
Expected volatility		82.2	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.6	%
Dividend yield		—	%
Fair value (in thousands)	$	8,668

Schedule of Recognized Share Based Compensation Expense, Net

The following table presents the amount of costs expensed and capitalized (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Share-based compensation costs	$	5,652	$	4,915
Less: Amounts capitalized to oil and gas properties		2,334		2,251
Total share-based compensation expense	$	3,318	$	2,664

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Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Summary of Computation of Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share

The following table presents the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted income (loss) per share were as follows (in thousands, except for the per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Net loss	$	(66,441	)	$	(121,491	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic		82,071			81,435
Dilutive effect of securities		—			—
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted		82,071			81,435
Net loss per common share:
Basic	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Diluted	$	(0.81	)	$	(1.49	)
Anti-dilutive potentially issuable securities excluded from diluted   common shares		3,329			2,949

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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) Segment	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Basis Of Presentation And Schedule Of Accounting Policy [Line Items]
Number of operating segments | Segment	2
Total revenues	$ 413,566	$ 266,908
General and administrative expense	22,528	$ 19,189
Assets	2,810,494		$ 2,766,815
Carbon Capture And Sequestration[ Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Schedule Of Accounting Policy [Line Items]
Total revenues	0
General and administrative expense	2,400
Assets	$ 4,100

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Property, Plant and Equipment - Additional Information (Details) - US	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / bbl $ / Mcf	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Write-down of oil and natural gas properties | $	$ 0	$ 0
Unweighted average first day of month commodity price for crude oil for prior twelve months	75.88
Unweighted average first day of month commodity price for natural gas for prior twelve months | $ / Mcf	4.20
Unweighted average first day of month commodity price for natural gas liquids for prior twelve months	30.86

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Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Oil and Gas Property [Abstract]
Asset retirement obligations at December 31, 2021	$ 434,006
Obligations incurred	17
Obligations settled	(20,023)
Obligations divested	1,572
Accretion expense	14,377	$ 14,985
Changes in estimate	15,274
Asset retirement obligations at March 31, 2022	442,079
Less: Current portion at March 31, 2022	51,273		$ 60,311
Long-term portion at March 31, 2022	$ 390,806		$ 373,695

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Leases - Components of Lease Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Lease, Cost [Abstract]
Finance lease cost - interest on lease liabilities		$ 2,059	$ 3,256
Operating lease cost, excluding short-term leases	[1]	568	716
Short-term lease cost	[2]	5,762	5,760
Variable lease cost	[3]	363	322
Total lease cost		$ 8,752	$ 10,054

[1] Operating lease cost reflect a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a straight-line basis.

[2] Short-term lease costs are reported at gross amounts and primarily represent costs incurred for drilling rigs, most of which are short-term contracts not recognized as a right-of-use asset and lease liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

[3] Variable lease costs primarily represent differences between minimum payment obligations and actual operating charges incurred by the Company related to its long-term leases.

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Leases - Schedule of Right-of-Use Asset and Liability, Adjusted for Initial Direct Costs and Incentives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets and Liabilities, Lessee [Abstract]
Operating lease assets	$ 5,649	$ 5,714
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	$ 1,778	$ 1,715
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Current portion of operating lease liabilities	Current portion of operating lease liabilities	Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Operating lease liabilities	$ 15,853	$ 16,330
Total operating lease liabilities	17,631	18,045
Proved property	$ 124,299	$ 124,299
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Other Assets, Noncurrent	Other Assets, Noncurrent
Other current liabilities	$ 28,570	$ 27,083
Finance Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Other current liabilities	Other current liabilities
Other long-term liabilities	$ 5,395	$ 13,138
Finance Lease, Liability, Noncurrent, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	Other long-term liabilities	Other long-term liabilities
Total finance lease liabilities	$ 33,965	$ 40,221

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Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Cash Flow, Operating Activities, Lessee [Abstract]
Operating cash outflow from finance leases	$ 2,059	$ 3,256
Operating cash outflow from operating leases	$ 923	$ 987

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 931,141	$ 962,727
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	591,639	588,838
Fair Value	703,625	685,945
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	6,060	6,060
Fair Value	5,696	6,145
Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	333,442	367,829
Fair Value	$ 340,000	$ 375,000

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Parenthetical) (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, maturity date		May 31, 2022
12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	12.00%	12.00%
Senior notes, maturity date	Jan. 31, 2026	Jan. 31, 2026
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	7.50%	7.50%
Senior notes, maturity date	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2022

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Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Credit risk, financial instruments	The Company is subject to the risk of loss on its financial instruments as a result of nonperformance by counterparties pursuant to the terms of their contractual obligations. The Company has entered into International Swaps and Derivative Association agreements with counterparties to mitigate this risk. The Company also maintains credit policies with regard to its counterparties to minimize overall credit risk. These policies require (i) the evaluation of potential counterparties’ financial condition to determine their credit worthiness; (ii) the regular monitoring of counterparties’ credit exposures; (iii) the use of contract language that affords the Company netting or set off opportunities to mitigate exposure risk; and (iv) potentially requiring counterparties to post cash collateral, parent guarantees, or letters of credit to minimize credit risk. The Company’s assets and liabilities from commodity price risk management activities at March 31, 2022 represent derivative instruments from eight counterparties; all of which are registered swap dealers that have an “investment grade” (minimum Standard & Poor’s rating of BBB- or better) credit rating, and all of which are parties under the Company’s Bank Credit Facility. The Company enters into derivatives directly with these counterparties and, subject to the terms of the Company’s Bank Credit Facility, is not required to post collateral or other securities for credit risk in relation to the derivative activities.

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Impact that Derivatives not Qualifying as Hedging Instruments in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Price risk management activities income (expense)	$ (281,219)	$ (137,508)
Gain Loss On Derivative Instruments Unrealized Component
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Price risk management activities income (expense)	(154,133)	(89,127)
Commodity Contract
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Price risk management activities income (expense)	(281,219)	(137,508)
Commodity Contract | Gain Loss On Derivative Instruments Realized Component
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items]
Price risk management activities income (expense)	$ 127,086	$ (48,381)

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Contracted Volumes and Weighted Average Prices and will Receive Under the Terms of Derivative Contracts (Details) - Swap	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 MMBTU $ / bbl $ / MMBTU bbl
Crude Oil | April 2022 to December 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Settlement Index	NYMEX WTI CMA
Average Daily Volumes | bbl	21,535
Weighted Average Swap Price | $ / bbl	53.13
Crude Oil | January 2023 - December 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Settlement Index	NYMEX WTI CMA
Average Daily Volumes | bbl	12,192
Weighted Average Swap Price | $ / bbl	68.21
Crude Oil | January 2024 to June 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Settlement Index	NYMEX WTI CMA
Average Daily Volumes | bbl	3,000
Weighted Average Swap Price | $ / bbl	71.66
Natural Gas | April 2022 to December 2022
Derivative [Line Items]
Settlement Index	NYMEX Henry Hub
Weighted Average Swap Price | $ / MMBTU	2.82
Average Daily Volumes | MMBTU	40,393
Natural Gas | January 2023 - December 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Settlement Index	NYMEX Henry Hub
Weighted Average Swap Price | $ / MMBTU	3.55
Average Daily Volumes | MMBTU	22,627
Natural Gas | January 2024 to June 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Settlement Index	NYMEX Henry Hub
Weighted Average Swap Price | $ / MMBTU	3.25
Average Daily Volumes | MMBTU	10,000

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Financial Instruments - Summary of Additional Information Related to Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value on Recurring Basis - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Liabilities:
Total net liability	$ (350,860)	$ (196,727)
Oil And Natural Gas Swaps
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	0	3,737
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps	(350,860)	(200,464)
Level 1
Liabilities:
Total net liability	0	0
Level 1 | Oil And Natural Gas Swaps
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	0	0
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps	0	0
Level 2
Liabilities:
Total net liability	(350,860)	(196,727)
Level 2 | Oil And Natural Gas Swaps
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	0	3,737
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps	(350,860)	(200,464)
Level 3
Liabilities:
Total net liability	0	0
Level 3 | Oil And Natural Gas Swaps
Assets:
Oil and natural gas swaps	0	0
Liabilities:
Oil and natural gas swaps	$ 0	$ 0

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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Price Risk Derivatives [Line Items]
Assets from price risk management activities	$ 0	$ 967
Assets from price risk management activities	0	2,770
Liabilities from price risk management activities	308,402	186,526
Liabilities from price risk management activities	42,458	13,938
Oil and Natural Gas Derivatives
Price Risk Derivatives [Line Items]
Assets from price risk management activities	0	967
Assets from price risk management activities	0	2,770
Total gross amounts presented on balance sheet, Liabilities	350,860	200,464
Total gross amounts presented on balance sheet, Assets	0	3,737
Gross amounts not offset on the balance sheet	0	3,737
Net Amounts	0	0
Liabilities from price risk management activities	308,402	186,526
Liabilities from price risk management activities	42,458	13,938
Gross amounts not offset on the balance sheet	0	3,737
Net Amounts	$ 350,860	$ 196,727

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Debt - Summary of Detail Comprising Debt and Related Book Values (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, before discount and deferred financing cost	$ 996,060	$ 1,031,060
Discount and deferred financing cost	(64,919)	(68,333)
Total debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs	931,141	962,727
Less: current portion of long-term debt	6,060	6,060
Long-term debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs	925,081	956,667
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs	6,060	6,060
Senior Notes | 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, before discount and deferred financing cost	650,000	650,000
Senior Notes | 7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, before discount and deferred financing cost	6,060	6,060
Senior Notes | Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt, before discount and deferred financing cost	$ 340,000	$ 375,000

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Debt - Summary of Detail Comprising Debt and Related Book Values (Parenthetical) (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes, maturity date		May 31, 2022
Weighted average interest rate	3.72%
7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	7.50%	7.50%
Senior notes, maturity date	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2022
Senior Notes | 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes - due January 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	12.00%	12.00%
Senior notes, maturity date	Jan. 15, 2026	Jan. 15, 2026
Senior Notes | 7.50% Senior Notes – due May 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	7.50%	7.50%
Senior notes, maturity date	May 31, 2022
Line of Credit [Member] | Bank Credit Facility - matures November 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Bank credit facility, maturity date	Nov. 12, 2024	Nov. 12, 2024

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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] - Bank Credit Facility [Member] $ in Millions	May 04, 2022 USD ($)
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 950.0
Line of Credit Facility, Commitments	791.3
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	1,100.0
Line of Credit Facility, Commitments	$ 806.3

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Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares
Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	591,062	[1]
Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	2,206,473
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Plan Modification, Incremental Cost | $	$ 9,700
Restricted Stock Units | Executive Officer
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	1,147,352
2021 Long Term Incentive Plan | Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Description of method used to calculate fair value	Monte Carlo simulations

[1] There were 295,531 PSUs granted that are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return (“TSR”) over a three-year performance period. An additional 295,531 PSUs were granted and are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s return (“PVI”) on the wells included in the 2022 drill program over a three-year performance period. The actual number of PSUs earned ranges between 0% and 200% depending on actual performance over the performance period. For the PVI PSUs, the Company recognizes compensation cost if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date.

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Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Restricted Stock and Performance Share Units Activity (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 $ / shares shares
Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested beginning of the period | shares	1,983,199
Granted | shares	2,206,473
Vested | shares	(921,729)
Forfeited | shares	(13,372)
Unvested end of the period | shares	3,254,571	[1]
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of the period | $ / shares	$ 13.02
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, granted | $ / shares	12.96
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, vested | $ / shares	14.08
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited | $ / shares	12.59
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, end of the period | $ / shares	$ 12.68	[1]
Performance Share Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested beginning of the period | shares	1,015,459
Granted | shares	591,062	[2]
Forfeited | shares	(16,486)
Cancelled | shares	(975,564)
Unvested end of the period | shares	614,471
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, beginning of the period | $ / shares	$ 16.41
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, granted | $ / shares	23.59	[2]
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited | $ / shares	17.48
Weighted average grant date fair value, cancelled | $ / shares	16.42
Unvested weighted average grant date fair value, end of the period | $ / shares	$ 23.27

[1] As of March 31, 2022, 27,814 of the unvested RSUs were accounted for as liability awards in “Accrued liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

[2] There were 295,531 PSUs granted that are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return (“TSR”) over a three-year performance period. An additional 295,531 PSUs were granted and are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s return (“PVI”) on the wells included in the 2022 drill program over a three-year performance period. The actual number of PSUs earned ranges between 0% and 200% depending on actual performance over the performance period. For the PVI PSUs, the Company recognizes compensation cost if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date.

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Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Restricted Stock and Performance Share Units Activity (Parenthetical) (Details) - shares		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022		Dec. 31, 2021
Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		2,206,473
Unvested		3,254,571	[1]	1,983,199
Performance Shares [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	[2]	591,062
Unvested		614,471		1,015,459
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period		3 years
Maximum [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		200.00%
Minimum [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage		0.00%
Absolute Total Shareholder Return Award | Performance Shares [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		295,531
Return On Drilling Program Award | Performance Shares [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted		295,531
Accrued Liabilities | Restricted Stock Units
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unvested		27,814

[1] As of March 31, 2022, 27,814 of the unvested RSUs were accounted for as liability awards in “Accrued liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

[2] There were 295,531 PSUs granted that are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return (“TSR”) over a three-year performance period. An additional 295,531 PSUs were granted and are eligible to vest based on continued employment and the Company’s return (“PVI”) on the wells included in the 2022 drill program over a three-year performance period. The actual number of PSUs earned ranges between 0% and 200% depending on actual performance over the performance period. For the PVI PSUs, the Company recognizes compensation cost if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved. The Company reassesses the probability of achieving the performance conditions at each reporting date.

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Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Assumptions Used to Calculate the Grant And Modification Date Fair Value (Details) - Performance Share Units - Grant Date March 5, 2022 $ in Thousands	Mar. 05, 2022 USD ($)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Expected term (in years)	2 years 9 months 18 days
Expected volatility	82.20%
Risk-free interest rate	1.60%
Dividend yield	0.00%
Fair value	$ 8,668

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Employee Benefits Plans and Share-Based Compensation - Schedule of Recognized Share Based Compensation Expense, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
Share-based compensation costs	$ 5,652	$ 4,915
Less: Amounts capitalized to oil and gas properties	2,334	2,251
Total share-based compensation expense, net	$ 3,318	$ 2,664

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax benefit (expense)	$ 472	$ (584)
Effective tax rate	0.70%	0.50%
U.S. Federal statutory rate	21.00%	21.00%

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Income (Loss) Per Share - Summary of Computation of Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (66,441)	$ (121,491)
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	82,071	81,435
Dilutive effect of securities	0	0
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted	82,071	81,435
Basic	$ (0.81)	$ (1.49)
Diluted	$ (0.81)	$ (1.49)
Anti-dilutive potentially issuable securities excluded from diluted common shares	3,329	2,949

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General and administrative expense	$ 22,528	$ 19,189
Secondary Offering Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General and administrative expense	$ 0	100
Riverstone Funds
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of common stock held	19.70%
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
General and administrative expense	$ 500	900
Legal fees payable	$ 600	$ 1,100
Bayou Bend CCS LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Other current liabilities	$ 33,970	$ 33,061
Other long-term liabilities	35,577	$ 45,006
Litigation Settlement	27,500
Decommissioning Obligations [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Other current liabilities	3,300
Other long-term liabilities	20,600
Other Operating Income Expense
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Decommissioning Obligations	300
Bank Credit Facility | Letter of Credit
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding amount	13,600
Surety Bond
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Surety performance bonds outstanding	$ 707,100