Cobalt International Energy appoints Tim Cutt to the Board of Directors as incoming CEO

– USA, TX – Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE) today announced the appointment of Timothy J. Cutt as Chief Executive Officer and as a Class I member of the Board of Directors, each effective July 2, 2016. Mr. Cutt brings over 30 years of oil and gas experience, most recently as President, Petroleum of BHP Billiton where he was accountable for its global oil and gas business. Mr. Cutt assumes the CEO role from Joseph H. Bryant who has resigned as the Company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the Board of Directors, each effective June 1, 2016. In connection with Mr. Bryant’s resignation, William P. Utt, the Company’s lead independent director, has been appointed as Interim Chairman of the Board of Directors and Van P. Whitfield, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer, each effective June 1, 2016. In addition, Mr. Whitfield has been appointed as a Class II member of the Board of Directors.

Interim Chairman Mr. Utt said: “We thank Joe for his vision and leadership since Cobalt’s founding in 2005. As Cobalt transitions from a preeminent exploration company to one combining significant exploration and production capabilities, on behalf of all of Cobalt, I welcome Tim as our new CEO and as a member of the Board. Tim is the right executive to come aboard at a critical time for the company. I also want to thank Van Whitfield for agreeing to serve as Cobalt’s Interim Chief Executive Officer with Joe’s resignation. As Chief Operating Officer, Van has the operating experience and deep institutional knowledge of Cobalt to assume the reins before Tim joins Cobalt. We look forward to working with both of these executives during this transition as we continue the journey to best position Cobalt for the future.”

“I am honored and very excited to join the Cobalt team,” said Mr. Cutt. “Cobalt has been able to achieve exceptional exploration success over the years, competing with the largest companies in the world in a very capital intensive industry. I look forward to taking Cobalt into its next chapter by driving our discoveries to meaningful production and solidifying Cobalt’s future as a leading independent E&P company. What the Cobalt team has accomplished is outstanding and I very much look forward to building upon these achievements.”

Mr. Cutt, 56, served as President, Petroleum of BHP Billiton, accountable for its global oil and gas business from July 2013 until March 2016. Mr. Cutt joined BHP Billiton in 2007 as the President of the Production Division in the Petroleum business where he was accountable for running operations in the UK, Pakistan, Trinidad & Tobago, Algeria, Australia and the US. During this time, he was instrumental in building the operating capacity for BHP Billiton’s Deepwater Business. Before joining BHP Billiton, Mr. Cutt held positions in engineering, operations and senior management for 25 years with Mobil Oil Corporation and then ExxonMobil. During this time he spent 10 years supporting exploration and production activities in the Gulf of Mexico and held positions of President Hibernia Management and Development Co. and President of ExxonMobil de Venezuela. Mr. Cutt is a graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering.

About Cobalt

Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CIE) is an independent exploration and production company active in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa. Cobalt was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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