HOUSTON, Mar 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. ("Cobalt") (NYSE: CIE) announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Joseph H. Bryant, will present at the 2011 Howard Weil Energy Conference on Tuesday, March 29, 2011.

The slide presentation to be used by Mr. Bryant 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 and gas 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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