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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
1471261	Cobalt International Energy Inc.	CIE	Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas (1311)	270821169

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
769993	Goldman Sachs & Co	200 West Street New York NY 10282		No	No	Yes	No
886982	Goldman Sachs Group Inc	200 West Street New York NY 10282		No	No	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01	Disposition	2011-08-04	9,444	$10.77	74,868,148	No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	S	Indirect	See footnotes

Footnotes

This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs" and,together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). The Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly, inthe aggregate, 74,868,148 shares of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (the "Company") common stock, par value $0.01 per share("Common Stock"), through certain limited partnerships (the "Limited Partnerships"). Affiliates of GS Group and GoldmanSachs are the general partner, managing limited partner or managing partner of the Limited Partnerships. The ReportingPersons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interesttherein.
Goldman Sachs holds open short positions of 9,444 shares of Common Stock as of August 4, 2011.
Reflects a weighted average sale price of $10.7688 per share, at prices ranging from $10.48 to $11.00 per share. Uponrequest by the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full informationregarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be provided.