Kosmos Energy Publishes Annual Corporate Responsibility Report

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kosmos Energy (NYSE: KOS) announced today the publication of its fifth
annual Corporate Responsibility Report. The report reviews the company’s
safety, environmental, and social performance and illustrates Kosmos’
commitment to transparency and its dedication to operating in accordance
with its Business Principles.

By disclosing performance data, payments made to host governments, and
real-life examples from Kosmos’ operations around the world, the report
marks the company’s progress in promoting safety, environmental
sustainability, human rights, and stakeholder engagement.

Key initiatives described in the report include:

• Disclosing payments made to host governments in aggregate and at the
  project level. Kosmos believes this type of disclosure is beneficial
  to civil society, local communities, and investors, and reflects
  evolving international expectations. It complements Kosmos’ existing
  practice of making its petroleum contracts publicly available on the
  company’s website.
• Creating the Kosmos Innovation Center, an exciting initiative that
  mentors young entrepreneurs in Ghana and helps them start and scale
  small businesses focused on addressing under-served needs in
  agriculture. The program provides seed funding and technical
  assistance to winners of the annual AgriTech Challenge competition.
• Facilitating workshops for government agencies, parliamentarians,
  civil society organizations, and media outlets to promote good
  governance and transparency in Senegal’s oil and gas sector.
• Investing in a multi-year program to improve the safety culture at
  Natuurtechnisch Instituut, a technical school in Paramaribo, Suriname
  that serves approximately 2,500 students.
• Deepening cross-cultural understanding in the United States by
  sponsoring The Keir Collection of Islamic Art Gallery, an
  internationally acclaimed exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art that
  preserves and protects treasures of the past while promoting new
  scholarship aimed at expanding collective knowledge of the Islamic
  World.

More information about the 2016 Corporate Responsibility Report, the
company’s Business Principles, and Kosmos’ commitment to being a force
for good can be found at www.kosmosenergy.com.

About Kosmos Energy

Kosmos is a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production
company focused on frontier and emerging areas along the Atlantic
Margin. Our assets include existing production and development projects
offshore Ghana, large discoveries offshore Mauritania and Senegal, as
well as exploration licenses with significant hydrocarbon potential
offshore Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname, Morocco and Western Sahara. As
an ethical and transparent company, Kosmos is committed to doing things
the right way. The Company’s Business
Principles articulate our commitment to transparency, ethics, human
rights, safety and the environment. Read more about this commitment in
the Kosmos 2016
Corporate Responsibility Report. Kosmos is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange and is traded under the ticker symbol KOS. For additional
information, visit www.kosmosenergy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than
statements of historical facts, included in this press release that
address activities, events or developments that Kosmos expects, believes
or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking
statements. Kosmos’ estimates and forward-looking statements are mainly
based on its current expectations and estimates of future events and
trends, which affect or may affect its businesses and operations.
Although Kosmos believes that these estimates and forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, they are subject to
several risks and uncertainties and are made in light of information
currently available to Kosmos. When used in this press release, the
words “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “will” or
other similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of Kosmos, which may
cause actual results to differ materially from those implied or
expressed by the forward-looking statements. Further information on such
assumptions, risks and uncertainties is available in Kosmos’ Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings. Kosmos undertakes no
obligation and does not intend to update or correct these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring
after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable
law. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement.

Contacts

Kosmos Energy
Investor Relations
Neal Shah, +1-214-445-9628
nshah@kosmosenergy.com
or
Rhys
Williams, +1-214-445-9693
rwilliams@kosmosenergy.com
or
Media
Relations
Thomas Golembeski, +1-214-445-9674
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