HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 9, 2012-- Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) (NYSE: CIE) announced today that Chief Exploration Officer, James W. Farnsworth, will present at the 2012 Tudor Pickering International Exploration and Production Conference in New York City, New York on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

The slide presentation to be used by Mr. Farnsworth will be available on Cobalt's website at www.cobaltintl.com in the Investors-Presentation and Publications section.

About Cobalt

Cobalt is an independent oil exploration and production company focusing on 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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