HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2012-- Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) (NYSE: CIE) announced today that Joseph H. Bryant, Cobalt’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York, New York on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 11:05 a.m. Eastern Time.

The slide presentation to be used by Mr. Bryant will be 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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