HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 26, 2013-- Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) (NYSE:CIE) announced today that Van P. Whitfield, Cobalt’s Chief Operating Officer, will present at the Johnson Rice 2013 Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 4:35 p.m. Central Time.

The company presentation to be used by Mr. Whitfield is available on Cobalt's website at www.cobaltintl.com in the Investor Center—Publications & Presentations section.

About Cobalt

Cobalt is an independent oil exploration and production company active in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico and offshore Angola and Gabon. Cobalt was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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