# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001724965
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-207578
**Filing Date:** 2025-9
**Character Count:** 51954
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-207578.hdr.sgml**: 20250918

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-207578

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250918

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250918

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TALOS ENERGY INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001724965
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 823532642
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SD
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38497
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251324351

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 CLAY STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 3300
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 713-328-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 CLAY STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 3300
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SAILFISH ENERGY HOLDINGS Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20171211

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

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**FORM SD**

**Specialized Disclosure Report**

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![img125145532_0.jpg](img125145532_0.jpg)

**Talos Energy Inc.**

**(**Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter**)**

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| **Delaware** | **001-38497** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File No.) |

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| **333 Clay Street, Suite 3300** |
| **Houston, Texas 77002** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |

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| **William S. Moss III** |
| **(713) 328-3000** |
| (Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) |

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Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed:<br>

☐ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, ___________.

☒ Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

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**Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure**

Not applicable.

<br>**Section 2 – Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure**

*Disclosure of Payments By Resource Extraction Issuers*

The payment disclosure required by Form SD is included as Exhibit 2.01 to this Form SD.

On March 4, 2024, Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos") completed the acquisition of QuarterNorth Energy Inc. ("QuarterNorth"), a privately-held U.S. Gulf of America exploration and production company. Talos is not required to commence reporting payment information for QuarterNorth until the Form SD submitted for the fiscal year immediately following the effective date of the acquisition. Talos is relying on this accommodation. Any payments processed under QuarterNorth's accounting and reporting systems during a transitional period beginning on the acquisition date and ending on April 30, 2024 are not reflected in the payment disclosure.

**Section 3 – Exhibits**

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| **Item 3.01.** | **Exhibits** |

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The following exhibit is filed as part of this report.

2.01 [Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report.](talo_ex201-20241231.htm)

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

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|  |  | **Talos Energy Inc.** | **Talos Energy Inc.** |
| Date: | September 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ William S. Moss III |
|  |  | Name:  | William S. Moss III |
|  |  | Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |

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## Exhibit 2.01

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**Exhibit 2.01**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** | Resource **Extraction Payment Report - Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production** |
| **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 | **Reporting year:** January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 |
| **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) | **Project disclosed:** Oil and natural gas exploration and production (US Gulf of America, offshore Louisiana, US-LA) |
| **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) | **Reporting currency:** United States Dollar (USD) (In thousands) |
| **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well | **Resource and method of extraction:**Oil and natural gas, use of well |
| **Country** | **Currency** | **Business Segment** | **Payee Name** | **Department, Agency, etc. within Payee that received Payments** | Taxes | Royalties | Fees | **Production Entitlement** | Bonuses | **Dividends** | **Infrastructure Improvement Payments** | **Community & Social Responsibility Payments** | **Total Payments** | **Notes** |
| United States of America (US) | USD | Upstream | Federal Government | U.S. Department of the Interior<br>Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | $— | $— | $160 | $— | $— | $— | $— | $— | $**160** |  |
| United States of America (US) | USD | Upstream | Federal Government | U.S. Department of the Interior<br>Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement |  |  | 215 |  |  |  |  |  | **215** |  |
| United States of America (US) | USD | Upstream | Federal Government | U.S. Department of the Interior<br>Office of Natural Resources Revenue |  | 343744 | 6911 |  | 2936 |  |  |  | **353591** | (1) |
| United States of America (US) | USD | Corporate | Federal Government | U.S. Department of the Treasury<br>Internal Revenue Service | 2147 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | **2147** |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total** | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Total** | $**2147** | $**343744** | $**7286** | $**—** | $**2936** | $**—** | $**—** | $**—** | $**356113** |  |

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(1)Royalties include $0.6 million of interest. The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 requires the Office of Natural Resources Revenue to charge underpayment interest, which applies to late payments and any underpayment due.

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  <xsd:element id="talo_USFederalDepartmentOfInteriorBureauOfSafetyAndEnvironmentalEnforcementMember" name="USFederalDepartmentOfInteriorBureauOfSafetyAndEnvironmentalEnforcementMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
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  <xsd:element id="talo_FederalGovernmentMember" name="FederalGovernmentMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_UsGulfOfMexicoProjectMember" name="UsGulfOfMexicoProjectMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_OilAndNaturalGasMember" name="OilAndNaturalGasMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_USFederalDepartmentOfInteriorOfficeOfNaturalResourcesRevenueMember" name="USFederalDepartmentOfInteriorOfficeOfNaturalResourcesRevenueMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_USGulfOfAmericaProjectMember" name="USGulfOfAmericaProjectMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_USSecuritiesAndExchangeCommissionMember" name="USSecuritiesAndExchangeCommissionMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_BayOfCampecheProjectMember" name="BayOfCampecheProjectMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_USFederalDepartmentOfInteriorBureauOfOceanEnergyManagementMember" name="USFederalDepartmentOfInteriorBureauOfOceanEnergyManagementMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_MexicanPetroleumFundForStabilizationAndDevelopmentMember" name="MexicanPetroleumFundForStabilizationAndDevelopmentMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="talo_USFederalTradeCommissionMember" name="USFederalTradeCommissionMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
</xsd:schema>
</XBRL>

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