HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 2015-- Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) (NYSE:CIE) announced today that James H. Painter, Cobalt’s Executive Vice President, will present at the Capital One Securities, Inc. 10^th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 1:40 p.m. Central Time.

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

About Cobalt

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. is a publicly traded independent exploration and production company active in deepwater basins in offshore North America and West Africa. Cobalt was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Cobalt is committed to communicating its performance and actions to promote sustainable corporate social responsibility in a comprehensive, transparent and tangible manner. To learn more about Cobalt’s commitment to responsible business practices, see Cobalt’s 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, which can be found on Cobalt’s website at https://www.cobaltintl.com/responsibility.

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