Venari Resources
Venari Resources LLC was a privately held offshore exploration and production company founded in 2012 by Brian Reinsborough. It was focused on the oil-prone subsalt region in the Gulf of Mexico’s deep waters. In May 2012, global private equity investment firms Warburg Pincus, Kelso & Company, Temasek Holdings and The Jordan Company provided an initial $1.125 billion capital commitment to pursue its exploration program and development projects in the Gulf of Mexico.
In December 2019, Talos executed a purchase and sale agreement and closed on the acquisition of all primary term acreage and prospects from Venari Resources. The company website indicated that the company would cease operations in early 2020.