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MVN-2019-00200-CA

Published March 25, 2019

Expiration date: 4/8/2019

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NAME OF APPLICANT: TALOS ENERGY OFFSHORE, LLC, c/o Tim Morton and Associates, Incorporated, Attn: Donna Hollier, 730 East Kaliste Saloom Road, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508.

LOCATION OF WORK: Within one (1) mile of the Belle Pass Safety Fairway, Gulf of Mexico, Bay Marchand Blocks 3, 4 and 5, approximately 2.85 nautical miles south-southwest of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, off the coast of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, as shown on the enclosed drawings.

CHARACTER OF WORK: The applicant has requested Department of the Army authorization to prepare for the decommissioning and removal of all Talos Energy Offshore (Talos) assets by jetting areas around existing subsea tie-in assemblies to a depth of three to five feet to allow diver access to connect equipment and flush the lines. Upon completion of the work at each tie-in point, all remaining piping belonging to other operators will be covered with sand bags. All subsea tie-in equipment belonging to Talos will be removed. Approximately 315 cubic yards of waterbottom material will be excavated and backfilled. In addition, approximately 1.5 cubic yards of sand bag material will be placed on existing pipelines. The proposed work is located within one mile of the Belle Pass Safety Fairway. No special aquatic sites will be affected by this project and no mitigation is anticipated.