Grupo Carso Nabs Role in Gulf of Mexico's Zama Field

June 7, 2023--Researched by Amir Richani for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Mexican conglomerate Grupo Carso SA de CV (Mexico City, Mexico), headed by the family of billionaire Carlos Slim, has acquired a minority stake in energy company Talos Mexico (Lafayette, Louisiana), through which Grupo Carso will control part of the offshore Zama Field. The field, which is located in southern Mexico's Bay of Campeche, recently was approved by Mexican regulators for development.

Carso Group acquired 49.9% of Talos Mexico, which is a subsidiary of Talos Energy Incorporated (NYSE:TALO) (Houston, Texas).