Cobalt International Energy, Inc. Announces Significant North Platte Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Discovery
“Today’s announcement is another important milestone for Cobalt,” said
“North Platte is particularly important for Cobalt because it confirms
our geologic model of the Inboard Lower Tertiary Trend where Cobalt
holds a substantial acreage position with several follow-on prospects,”
said
“We are very happy to announce Cobalt’s first operated Inboard Lower
Tertiary discovery in this exciting basin,” said
North Platte is located in approximately 4,400 feet of water and was
drilled to a total depth of approximately 34,500 feet. Cobalt first
attempted to drill this prospect in
Cobalt is the operator of North Platte and has a 60 percent working
interest in the prospect.
Presentation materials associated with the North Platte discovery were made available on the Investors-Presentations and Publications section of Cobalt’s website at www.cobaltintl.com concurrently with the issuance of this news release.
About Cobalt
Cobalt is an independent oil exploration and production company focusing
on the deepwater U.S. Gulf of
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