Case Study: Talos Energy achieves automated spend management and 90% faster invoice processing with Coupa Software

Talos Energy Gains Visibility, Efficiency and Savings With Coupa

Talos Energy, an offshore oil and gas exploration and production company operating dozens of manned and unmanned platforms, faced inefficient, ad hoc procurement and expense processes. Platform teams relied on offline spreadsheets, verbal or email approvals and paper quotes, which led to duplicate or missed orders, costly rush shipments, inventory shortages, and heavy manual effort for AP and Finance with little visibility into committed spend.

Talos deployed Coupa’s Source, Procure, Invoice and Expense solutions—integrated with BOLO and DocVue—and went live in three months, giving mobile guided buying, e‑invoicing, automated three‑way match and automated accrual posting. The change put $200M+ of spend under management, delivered a 4x increase in spend visibility, cut invoice cycle time by 90% (to under one day on average), reduced rush purchases and stock‑outs, and sped up accurate financial close.

Talos Energy

Christie Bourque

Procurement Lead