HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2013-- Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) (NYSE:CIE) announced today that James H. Painter, Cobalt’s Executive Vice President, Execution and Appraisal, will present at the Capital One Securities, Inc. 8^th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 8:20 a.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 is an independent 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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