Talos Energy 宣布，位于美国墨西哥湾 Ewing Bank 地区的 Katmai West #2 井成功发现了商业数量的石油和天然气。钻井船 West Vela 于 2024 年 10 月下旬开始钻探 Katmai West #2 井。

Talos 计划在 2025 年 1 月底之前封井并暂停油井作业，同时公司最终确定将于 2025 年第二季度实施的完井计划。预计生产将于同一季度晚些时候开始。该油井将与现有的海底基础设施相连，并流向 Tarantula 设施，该设施已扩建，产能将提高到 3500 万桶油当量/天。

Talos 预计，在升级后的产能下，Katmai 油井的产量将受到限制，从而使该设施的产量能够延长从平稳到低下降的阶段。

Talos 作为运营商，持有 Katmai West 油田 50% 的权益，Ridgewood Energy Corporation 管理的实体持有 Katmai West 油田的另外 50% 权益。Talos 是 Tarantula 设施的 100% 所有者和运营商。

Talos Energy announced that the Katmai West #2 well located in the Ewing Bank area of the US Gulf of Mexico successfully encountered commercial quantities of oil and natural gas. The drillship West Vela began drilling the Katmai West #2 well in late October 2024.

Talos plans to case and suspend the well by late January 2025 while the company finalizes completion plans to be executed in Q2 2025. Production is expected to start later that same quarter. The well will be connected to the existing subsea infrastructure that flows to the Tarantula facility, which has been expanded to increase capacity to 35 million boe/d.

Talos anticipates the Katmai wells will be rate-constrained under the upgraded capacity, allowing for extended flat-to-low decline production from the facility.

Talos, as operator, holds a 50% working interest, with entities managed by Ridgewood Energy Corporation holding the other 50% in Katmai West field. Talos is the 100% owner and operator of the Tarantula facility.