Organization, Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, 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. 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.”) and offshore Mexico. The Company leverages 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.

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 2023 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 and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Segments

From January 1, 2024 through March 18, 2024, the Company had two operating segments: (i) exploration and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs (“Upstream Segment”) and (ii) CCS (“CCS Segment”), of which the Company’s only reportable segment was the Upstream Segment. Subsequent to the TLCS Divestiture (as defined herein) and sale of the Company’s entire CCS business, the Company had one operating segment. See additional information in Note 14 — Segment Information.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company has provided a discussion of its significant accounting policies, estimates and judgments in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2023 Annual Report. The Company has not changed any of its significant accounting policies from those described in our 2023 Annual Report.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of the amount of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	37,797	$	33,637
Restricted cash included in Other long-term assets		104,368		102,362
Total cash, cash equivalent and restricted cash	$	142,165	$	135,999