News Release Details

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2016-- Kosmos Energy Ltd. (“Kosmos”) (NYSE: KOS) announced today financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2016. For the second quarter of 2016, the Company generated a net loss of $108.3 million, or $0.28 per diluted share as compared to a net loss of $75.2 million or $0.20 per share in the same period last year. When adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results, the Company generated an adjusted net loss⁽¹⁾ of $43.8 million or $0.11 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2016.

Commenting today, Andrew G. Inglis, chairman and chief executive officer, said:

“We are at an inflection point in the company’s history with production increasing and our capital requirements decreasing. Our Ghana asset continues to be a solid foundation for Kosmos, delivering near-term production and cash flow growth. With the revised operating procedures at Jubilee working as anticipated, the start-up of the Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) project shortly, and our comprehensive hedging and insurance programs, our financial position remains strong. In addition, the quality of our exploration prospectivity continues to improve with the addition of new data following our drilling success over the past year and recently acquired seismic data. As a result, Kosmos is well positioned to deliver value from both our discovered gas resource offshore Mauritania and Senegal, as well as from new high-graded opportunities our team has identified.”

Second quarter 2016 oil revenues were $46 million versus $119 million in the same quarter of 2015, on sales of one cargo of 0.9 million barrels of oil for 2016 as compared to two cargos totaling 1.9 million barrels in 2015. Second quarter 2016 oil revenues exclude $45 million of derivative settlements. Realized oil revenue, including the impact of the Company’s hedging program, was $95.61 per barrel of oil sold in the second quarter of 2016 compared to $82.96 per barrel of oil sold in the year-ago quarter. At the end of the quarter, the Company was in a net overlift position of approximately 110 thousand barrels of oil.

Production expense for the current quarter was $33 million, or $34.47 per barrel, versus $20 million, or $10.40 per barrel, in the second quarter of 2015. The overall increase in production expense during the second quarter was primarily attributable to the cost of additional operating procedures related to the turret bearing issue, as well as the impacts associated with lower production.

Exploration expenses totaled $36 million for the second quarter, compared to $15 million in the same period of 2015. Included in the quarter were approximately $16 million of costs associated with the warm stacking of the Atwood Achiever beginning in late May.

Depletion and depreciation expense for the quarter was $17 million, or $17.86 per barrel. This was a decrease from $19.29 per barrel in the second quarter of 2015, which was primarily attributable to reserve additions at Jubilee in 2015.

General and administrative expenses were $20 million during the second quarter, a 52 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2015.

The second quarter results included a mark-to-market loss of $55 million related to the Company’s oil derivative contracts. At June 30, 2016, the Company’s hedging position included 11.9 million barrels through 2018 and had a total mark-to-market value of $85 million.

We recognized an income tax benefit for the second quarter of 2016 of $16 million, primarily related to lower realized oil revenues and higher costs.

Total capital expenditures in the second quarter were $184 million, which primarily reflects spend on our exploration and appraisal drilling program and the TEN project. Capital expenditures are expected to ramp down in the second half of the year as we paused our drilling program in late May and expect to see a reduction of TEN spending after achieving first production during the third quarter. The forecast for full-year 2016 capital expenditures remains approximately $650 million.

Kosmos exited the second quarter of 2016 with $1.2 billion of liquidity and $1,058 million of net debt.

Operational Update

In May 2016, Kosmos announced that the Teranga-1 well, located in the Cayar Offshore Profond Block approximately 65 kilometers northwest of Dakar, Senegal, made a significant gas discovery. Results from the well confirmed that a prolific inboard gas fairway extends approximately 200 kilometers from the Marsouin-1 well in Mauritania through the Greater Tortue area on the maritime boundary to the Teranga-1 well in Senegal. Teranga-1 marks Kosmos’ fifth consecutive successful exploration and appraisal well in this fairway in which we have now discovered a gross Pmean resource of approximately 25 Tcf, and we estimate the fairway holds more than 50 Tcf of potential resources.

During the second quarter, gross sales volumes from the Jubilee field averaged approximately 45,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd). Production during the quarter was impacted by downtime associated with the turret bearing issue identified on the Jubilee FPSO in February 2016. This issue required the implementation of new operating procedures, including the use of tug boats for heading control and a dynamically positioned (DP) shuttle tanker and a storage vessel for offloading. These new operating procedures necessitated the FPSO being shut down for an extended period in April with production resuming in early May. Once the new operating procedures were in place field production gradually increased and in June averaged around 90,000 bopd gross. These procedures are continuing to work effectively, and second half 2016 production is anticipated to average approximately 85,000 bopd.

As previously announced, Kosmos and its Partners have established that the preferred long-term solution is to convert the FPSO to a permanently spread moored facility, with offtake through a new deepwater Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM) buoy. The first phase of this work will involve the installation of a stern anchoring system to replace the three heading control tugs currently in the field, which is expected to be complete by the end of 2016. The Partners then plan a second phase of work to remove the load of the turret and risers from the bearing to allow the FPSO to be rotated to its optimal spread moor heading in the first half of 2017. These phases of work are expected to cost up to $150 million gross and it is estimated that the Jubilee FPSO will need to be shut down for 8-12 weeks during the first half of 2017.

Upon completion of the spread mooring work program, production is expected to return to the levels achieved before the turret bearing issue occurred. The Partners will continue to review potential opportunities to improve the efficiency of offtake procedures.

A deepwater CALM buoy, anticipated to be installed in the first half 2018, is expected to restore full offloading functionality and remove the need for the DP shuttle and storage tankers and associated operating costs. Market inquiries are currently ongoing to estimate the cost and schedule for the fabrication and installation of this buoy.

Kosmos anticipates that the financial impact of lower Jubilee production as well as the additional expenditures associated with the damage to the turret bearing will be mitigated through a combination of the comprehensive Hull and Machinery insurance, procured on behalf of the partnership, and the Loss of Production Income (LOPI) insurance obtained by Kosmos.

Recently, the providers of our LOPI insurance have agreed on a framework to reimburse Kosmos for lost production. The framework provides for LOPI insurers to reimburse Kosmos for lost production on a monthly basis, minimizing the impact from reduced near-term production. The first claim is expected to be filed in August with payment anticipated to be received in late September.

The TEN project remains on schedule and on budget, with the project now 99% complete and expected to deliver first oil shortly, consistent with the operator’s guidance. Eight of the eleven previously drilled wells have now been completed. Hook-up and commissioning of the FPSO, connecting the pre-drilled wells to the vessel via the subsea infrastructure, is nearing completion.

A gradual ramp up in oil production towards the FPSO capacity of 80,000 bopd is anticipated around the end of 2016 as the facilities complete performance testing and well production levels are increased to optimal rates. Per operator guidance, average annualized production from TEN in 2016 is expected to be approximately 23,000 bopd gross during the year, which equates to an average of approximately 55,000 bopd while it is online in 2016.

Associated gas production at TEN is expected to be re-injected into the Ntomme reservoir gas cap until gas export begins. Gas export was planned to commence 12 months after field start up, with the Tweneboa gas reservoir coming on stream a further 12 months later. However, plans to accelerate gas export are currently under evaluation as the fabrication of the gas export facilities has been completed early and can be installed by year end, allowing connection to the existing gas infrastructure early in 2017.

During the second quarter Kosmos announced that it had entered into a farm-out agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) covering the Block 42 contract area offshore Suriname. Kosmos and its partners in Suriname expect to commence a 6,500 square kilometer 3D seismic survey during the third quarter.

(1) A Non-GAAP measure, see attached reconciliation of adjusted net income.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Kosmos will host a conference call and webcast to discuss second quarter 2016 financial and operating results today at 10:00 a.m. Central time (11:00 a.m. Eastern time). A live webcast of the event can be accessed on the Investors page of Kosmos’ website at investors.kosmosenergy.com. The dial-in telephone number for the call is +1.877.407.3982. Callers outside the United States should dial +1.201.493.6780. A replay of the webcast will be available on the Investors page of Kosmos’ website for approximately 90 days following the event.

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 Portugal, 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 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report. For additional information, visit www.kosmosenergy.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDAX, Adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted net income (loss) per share are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures used by management and external users of the Company's consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. The Company defines EBITDAX as net income (loss) plus (i) depletion and depreciation, (ii) exploration expenses, (iii) interest and other financing costs, net, (iv) unrealized (gain) loss on commodity derivatives, (v) income tax expense, (vi) equity-based compensation, (vii) (gain) loss on sale of oil and gas properties, (viii) restructuring charges and (ix) similar other material items, which management believes affect the comparability of operating results. The Company defines adjusted net income (loss) as net income (loss) after adjusting for the impact of certain non-cash and non-recurring items, including non-cash changes in the fair value of derivative instruments, cash settlements on commodity derivatives, gain on sale of assets, and other similar non-cash and non-recurring charges, and then the non-cash and related tax impacts in the same period.

We believe that EBITDAX, Adjusted net income (loss), and Adjusted net income (loss) per share and other similar measures are useful to investors because they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the oil and gas sector. Furthermore, management uses these measures for assessing and evaluating the comparability of the Company’s financial performance between periods and the comparability of the Company’s performance to certain peer competitors. EBITDAX, as presented, is also used by management to calculate compliance with our debt covenants in our Debt Facilities. Because EBITDAX, Adjusted net income (loss), and Adjusted net income (loss) per share excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income, these measures as presented by us may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

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.

Kosmos Energy Ltd. Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
			Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
			June 30,										June 30,
			2016					2015					2016					2015
Revenues and other income:
Oil and gas revenue			$	45,506				$	119,200				$	107,631				$	228,364
Gain on sale of assets				—					1,900					—					24,651
Other income				170					713					178					1,355
Total revenues and other income				45,676					121,813					107,809					254,370
Costs and expenses:
Oil and gas production				32,681					20,224					62,073					52,324
Exploration expenses				36,402					14,539					60,260					113,480
General and administrative				19,838					41,179					37,758					79,846
Depletion and depreciation				16,927					37,532					48,193					74,539
Interest and other financing costs, net				8,878					8,998					19,202					19,749
Derivatives, net				54,988					44,877					50,643					12,550
Other expenses, net				(170	)				4,266					14,563					4,894
Total costs and expenses				169,544					171,615					292,692					357,382
Loss before income taxes				(123,868	)				(49,802	)				(184,883	)				(103,012	)
Income tax expense (benefit)				(15,544	)				25,390					(17,566	)				51,089
Net loss			$	(108,324	)			$	(75,192	)			$	(167,317	)			$	(154,101	)
Net loss per share:
Basic			$	(0.28	)			$	(0.20	)			$	(0.43	)			$	(0.40	)
Diluted			$	(0.28	)			$	(0.20	)			$	(0.43	)			$	(0.40	)
Weighted average number of shares used to compute net loss per share:
Basic				384,918					382,138					384,676					381,238
Diluted				384,918					382,138					384,676					381,238

Kosmos Energy Ltd. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, unaudited)
		June 30,				December 31,
		2016				2015
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	112,817			$	275,004
Receivables			139,347				138,032
Other current assets			201,010				321,112
Total current assets			453,174				734,148
Property and equipment, net			2,686,129				2,322,839
Other non-current assets			153,959				146,063
Total assets		$	3,293,262			$	3,203,050
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	215,755			$	295,689
Accrued liabilities			141,267				159,897
Other current liabilities			6,310				1,155
Total current liabilities			363,332				456,741
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt			1,191,334				860,878
Deferred tax liabilities			478,003				502,189
Other non-current liabilities			81,897				57,729
Total long-term liabilities			1,751,234				1,420,796
Total shareholders’ equity			1,178,696				1,325,513
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	3,293,262			$	3,203,050

Kosmos Energy Ltd. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (In thousands, unaudited)
				Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
				June 30,										June 30,
				2016					2015					2016					2015
	Operating activities:
	Net loss			$	(108,324	)			$	(75,192	)			$	(167,317	)			$	(154,101	)
	Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
	Depletion, depreciation and amortization				19,478					40,141					53,295					79,758
	Deferred income taxes				(17,978	)				17,232					(19,929	)				23,015
	Unsuccessful well costs				78					2,976					2,300					86,603
	Change in fair value of derivatives				57,552					46,585					55,175					11,605
	Cash settlements on derivatives, net(1)				42,914					39,343					99,815					93,275
	Equity-based compensation				10,527					23,344					21,162					48,527
	Gain on sale of assets				—					(1,900	)				—					(24,651	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt				—					165					—					165
	Other				100					4,806					15,069					5,977
	Changes in assets and liabilities:
	Net changes in working capital				(44,042	)				(5,067	)				(83,648	)				(86,720	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities				(39,695	)				92,433					(24,078	)				83,453
	Investing activities:
	Oil and gas assets				(191,133	)				(199,295	)				(417,704	)				(384,194	)
	Other property				(554	)				(256	)				(601	)				(536	)
	Proceeds from sale of assets				196					28,603					196					28,603
	Restricted cash				(43,190	)				(9,515	)				(43,202	)				(9,574	)
	Net cash used in investing activities				(234,681	)				(180,463	)				(461,311	)				(365,701	)
	Financing activities:
	Borrowings on long-term debt				175,000					—					325,000					—
	Payments on long-term debt				—					(200,000	)				—					(200,000	)
	Net proceeds from issuance of senior secured notes				—					206,774					—					206,774
	Purchase of treasury stock				(724	)				(17,807	)				(1,798	)				(17,955	)
	Deferred financing costs				—					(8,791	)				—					(8,791	)
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities				174,276					(19,824	)				323,202					(19,972	)
	Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				(100,100	)				(107,854	)				(162,187	)				(302,220	)
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				212,917					360,465					275,004					554,831
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period			$	112,817				$	252,611				$	112,817				$	252,611
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(1)	Cash settlements on commodity hedges were $45.1 million and $42.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $101.8 million and $93.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Kosmos Energy Ltd. EBITDAX (In thousands, unaudited)
																							Twelve Months
			Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended										Ended
			June 30,										June 30,										June 30,
			2016					2015					2016					2015					2016
Net loss			$	(108,324	)			$	(75,192	)			$	(167,317	)			$	(154,101	)			$	(83,052	)
Exploration expenses				36,402					14,539					60,260					113,480					102,983
Depletion and depreciation				16,927					37,532					48,193					74,539					129,620
Equity-based compensation				10,527					23,344					21,162					48,527					47,692
Derivatives, net				54,988					44,877					50,643					12,550					(172,556	)
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives				45,136					42,203					101,766					93,501					233,758
Inventory impairment and other				(702	)				—					14,044					—					14,044
Gain on sale of assets				—					(1,900	)				—					(24,651	)				—
Interest and other financing costs, net				8,878					8,998					19,202					19,749					36,662
Income tax expense (benefit)				(15,544	)				25,390					(17,566	)				51,089					86,617
EBITDAX			$	48,288				$	119,791				$	130,387				$	234,683				$	395,768

	Adjusted Net Income (In thousands, except per share data, unaudited)
				Three Months Ended										Six Months Ended
				June 30,										June 30,
				2016					2015					2016					2015
	Net loss			$	(108,324	)			$	(75,192	)			$	(167,317	)			$	(154,101	)
	Derivatives, net				54,988					44,877					50,643					12,550
	Cash settlements on commodity derivatives				45,136					42,203					101,766					93,501
	Gain on sale of assets				—					(1,900	)				—					(24,651	)
	Inventory impairment and other				(702	)				4,316					14,044					4,316
	Total selected items before tax				99,422					89,496					166,453					85,716
	Income tax expense on adjustments(1)				(34,858	)				(31,931	)				(57,447	)				(38,571	)
	Income tax expense related to tax shortfall associated with IPO equity awards				—					16,371					—					16,371
	Adjusted net loss			$	(43,760	)			$	(1,256	)			$	(58,311	)			$	(90,585	)
	Net loss per diluted share			$	(0.28	)			$	(0.20	)			$	(0.43	)			$	(0.40	)
	Derivatives, net				0.14					0.12					0.13					0.03
	Cash settlements on commodity derivatives				0.12					0.11					0.26					0.24
	Gain on sale of assets				—					—					—					(0.06	)
	Inventory impairment and other				—					0.01					0.04					0.01
	Total selected items before tax				0.26					0.24					0.43					0.22
	Income tax expense on adjustments(1)				(0.09	)				(0.08	)				(0.15	)				(0.10	)
	Income tax expense related to tax shortfall associated with IPO equity awards				—					0.04					—					0.04
	Adjusted net loss per diluted share			$	(0.11	)			$	—				$	(0.15	)			$	(0.24	)
	Weighted average number of diluted shares				384,918					382,138					384,676					381,238
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(1)	Income tax expense is calculated at the statutory rate in which such item(s) reside. Statutory rate for Ghana is 35%.

Oil Revenue Summary (In thousands, except barrel and per barrel data, unaudited)
			Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
			June 30,								June 30,
			2016				2015				2016				2015
Net Oil Volume Sold (MMBbls)				0.948				1.946				2.844				3.845
Oil revenue			$	45,506			$	119,200			$	107,631			$	228,364
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives				45,136				42,203				101,766				93,501
Realized oil revenue			$	90,642			$	161,403			$	209,397			$	321,865
Per Barrel:
Oil revenue			$	48.00			$	61.26			$	37.84			$	59.39
Cash settlements on commodity derivatives				47.61				21.70				35.78				24.31
Realized oil revenue			$	95.61			$	82.96			$	73.62			$	83.70
Overlifted by approximately 110 thousand barrels as of June 30, 2016.

Hedging Summary As of June 30, 2016(1) (Unaudited)
			Volume				Floor(2)				Short Put				Ceiling				Long Call
				(MMBbls)
2016 :
Three-way collars				1.005			$	85.00			$	—			$	110.00			$	135.00
Swaps with puts				1.000			$	75.00			$	60.00			$	—			$	—
Purchase puts				1.002			$	85.00			$	—			$	—			$	—
2017 :
Swaps with puts/calls				2.000			$	72.50			$	55.00			$	—			$	90.00
Swaps with puts				2.000			$	64.95			$	50.00			$	—			$	—
Three-way collars				4.000			$	45.00			$	30.00			$	57.50			$	—
2018 :
Three-way collars				0.913			$	60.00			$	45.00			$	75.00			$	—
(1) Please see the Company’s filed 10-Q for full disclosure on hedging material.
(2) “Floor” represents floor price for collars or swaps and strike price for purchased puts.
Note: Excludes 2.0 MMBbls of sold (short) calls with a strike price of $85.00/Bbl in 2017, 2.0 MMBbls of sold (short) calls with a strike price of $65.00/Bbl in 2018, and 0.9 MMBbls of sold (short) calls with a strike price of $80.00/Bbl in 2019.

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