HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 15, 2013-- Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) (NYSE: CIE) announced today that James H. Painter, Executive Vice President, Gulf of Mexico, will present at the Howard Weil 41st Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 8:25 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 Investors-Presentations and Publications section.

About Cobalt

Cobalt is an independent oil 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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