In mid-2007, Kosmos discovered the Jubilee Field in Ghana’s deep waters, the largest oil find offshore West Africa during the last decade, which was followed by several successful appraisal wells. Subsequently, Kosmos made additional oil finds in the area, which expanded the scale and importance of the original discovery.

These achievements are no accident: many Kosmos team members are recognized throughout the industry for their exceptional technical abilities. The company’s geologists and geophysicists routinely investigate opportunities with an out-of-the-box mindset to find oil in areas labeled unprospective. And the production and development staff includes petroleum engineers, drilling managers and other operations professionals who optimize the recovery of oil and gas by coupling industry best practices with state-of-the-art deepwater experience and technology.

The Kosmos team is accustomed to working together. They have achieved serial exploration success during joint tenures at other global E&P companies. For instance, in 2001, most of the Kosmos team – including certain members of management – worked for Triton Energy, a medium-size U.S. independent E&P company at the time. The group discovered oil for Triton offshore Equatorial Guinea and then led the record-setting development and production of the find in 2,500 feet of water. The deepwater scheme included the design and installation of sophisticated subsea architecture, which was connected to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) in the Gulf of Guinea.

Major field discoveries and development programs in which members of the Kosmos team have participated include: