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Billionaire Carlos Slim-backed Talos Energy surprises oil and gas industry with surprise CEO departure

Tim Duncan, who was also one of the company’s founders, stepped down on Thursday. Board member Joseph Mills will serve as interim CEO. Earlier this month, Carlos Slim, Latin America’s richest person, took advantage of the equity-market selloff to boost his stake in Houston-based Talos, which focuses on oil exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico. View the full article
 

Production shutdown from Libya's El-Feel oil field to escalate financial crisis, UN warns

Production at the El-Feel field in southwestern Libya has stopped, according to people familiar with the matter, while local operators are indicating they’ll gradually halt pumping nationwide. The move to freeze all production and exports announced Monday by the eastern Libyan authorities came in response to a decision by the internationally recognized government in the west to replace central bank Governor Sadiq Al-Kabir. View the full article