Talk:Kosmos Energy

Proposing article updates (2022)

Hello, I am TGKosmos and I work for Kosmos Energy. There have been quite a few changes at Kosmos since this Wikipedia article received its last major updates in 2019. I have prepared suggested updates that I will bring to this Talk page for editors to review and implement if appropriate. Since I have a financial conflict of interest, I tried hard to ensure my proposed updates were solely factual based on appropriate sourcing.

To start, can editors look at these potential updates to the infobox?

• For Key people: Change "Tracey Henderson (chief exploration officer)" to "Neal D. Shah (Chief Financial Officer and Senior VP)"
  • Reason for the change: Tracey Henderson is no longer with Kosmos Energy. Neal D. Shah is CFO and senior vice president
  • References supporting change: Offshore Engineer and Kosmos Energy

• For Number of employees: Change "380" to "229 (2021)"
  • Reason for the change: Updated figure is available
  • References supporting change: 2021 Annual Report

• For Revenue: Change "US$902 million (2018)" to "US$1.3 billion (2021)
  • Reason for the change: Updated figure is available
  • References supporting change: 2021 Annual Report

• For Net income: Change "US$-94 million (2018)" to "US$-77.8 million (2021)"
  • Reason for the change: Updated figure is available
  • References supporting change: 2021 Annual Report

• For Total assets: Change "US$4.1 billion (2018)" to " US$4.9 billion (2021)"
  • Reason for the change: Updated figure is available
  • References supporting change: 2021 Annual Report

User:Beagel was previously interested in reviewing requests for this article, so I am notifying them here again.

If anyone has questions on these suggested changes, I will do my best to answer them on this Talk page. Thank you. TGKosmos (talk) 19:46, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

 Done Ptrnext (talk) 07:55, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

References

TGKosmos (talk) 19:46, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, User:Ptrnext. I have also posted a request for a minor fix below if you are available to review. TGKosmos (talk) 15:33, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Edit request: Broken wikilink to Cape Bojador

Hello, this is a minor request but I noticed a broken wikilink in the History section. Cap Boujdour should link to Cape Bojador. "Cap Boujdour" is the French spelling, but the name of the Wikipedia article uses the English spelling Cape Bojador.

Since I have a financial conflict of interest, I won't make this update myself. I appreciate you looking into this. Thank you. TGKosmos (talk) 15:33, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

@TGKosmos  Done Ptrnext (talk) 16:27, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, User:Ptrnext! TGKosmos (talk) 22:32, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

Edit request: Update introductory paragraph in Operations

Hello, continuing with my requests for updates on behalf of my employer, Kosmos Energy. There are a couple issues with the Operations section, as Kosmos has undergone a shift in its business since this article was last updated. To start, I'd like to propose updates to that section's introductory paragraph. Here's what I see:

• Copy edits are needed. The part about the partnership between BP and Kosmos Energy doesn't flow properly. The last sentence is redundant; if Kosmos previously operated there, it clearly ended its operations there.
• Outdated information. Kosmos is no longer doing exploration in the Ivory Coast, Namibia, South Africa, or Suriname.

Operations

Operations
Kosmos Energy produces oil and gas in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and the Gulf of Mexico, and has a license to explore in one block offshore São Tomé and Príncipe. Previously, Kosmos operated in Morocco and Western Sahara, and carried out exploration activities in Namibia, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Suriname. In December 2016, Kosmos entered into a partnership with BP in the Senegal and Mauritania exploration blocks which includes the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA), a liquefied natural gas project.

References

Note that the third reference doesn't appear in the reference list. That's because the full citation is included earlier in the article.

Thanks to editors for considering. User:Ptrnext, notifying you if you are available to review. Thank you. TGKosmos (talk) 14:59, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, based on this conversation with User:Ptrnext, I am revising my requested updates to the introductory paragraph in Operations. Since Ptrnext said an annual report can be used to verify Kosmos's current operations, I now cite the 2021 annual report and have removed sourcing that may be little known to Wikipedia editors. I have focused this introductory paragraph only on areas where Kosmos currently operates. There is no one source that verifies all of Kosmos's previous operations, many of which are described later in the Operations section. Additionally, I proposed new sourcing to verify information about the partnership between Kosmos and BP.

Operations

Operations
As of 2021, Kosmos Energy produces oil and gas in Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and the Gulf of Mexico, and has a license to explore in one block offshore São Tomé and Príncipe. In December 2016, BP entered into a partnership with Kosmos, whereby BP became the operator of Kosmos's exploration blocks in Senegal and Mauritania, which includes the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) liquefied natural gas project.

References

Thanks to editors for considering. TGKosmos (talk) 17:41, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

 Done btw, I've left the last cited sentence "Previously it operated also in Morocco and Western Sahara but has ended its operations there" as is. Ptrnext (talk) 02:30, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, User:Ptrnext! TGKosmos (talk) 17:00, 14 November 2022 (UTC)

Edit request: Update the Ghana section in Operations

Hello, I've prepared my next request on behalf of my employer, Kosmos Energy. The Ghana subsection of Operations is a bit outdated and some information is given in present tense without a time stamp. In the text box below, I've proposed a version with up to date information. Changes include:

• Consolidating current content
• Adding a paragraph with up to date ownership information that includes timestamps

Ghana

Kosmos Energy discovered the Jubilee Oil Field in 2007. The Jubilee field is estimated to hold up to 1 billion barrels (160 million cubic metres) of oil and 800 billion cubic feet (23 billion cubic metres) of natural gas. United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly advocated for Kosmos and other U.S.-based oil companies in Ghana as Kosmos began development of the Jubilee field. In addition to Jubilee, Kosmos is a partner on the TEN (Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme) project developing the Tweneboa, Enyenra, and Ntomme hydrocarbon accumulations. Oil first flowed from TEN in 2016, which sits approximately 30 nautical miles (60 kilometres) off the coast of Ghana.

In 2016, Kosmos owned a 24.1% stake in Jubilee and a 17% stake in TEN. Kosmos announced in late 2021 it had acquired an additional 18% interest in the Jubilee Field and an additional 11% interest in the TEN field, both from Occidental Petroleum Corporation for $550 million. The 2021 transaction was subject to a 30 day pre-emption period, which was exercised by Tullow Oil reducing Kosmos' total interest in Jubilee to 38.3% and TEN to 19.8%.

References

As before, I will not make changes myself because of my financial conflict of interest. Thanks you for considering my request. User:Ptrnext, notifying you if you're available to review another of my requests. Thank you. TGKosmos (talk) 20:20, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

• DGG, would you mind having a look? I already implemented the request since it seems neutral and well-verified, but I'm wondering what you think--years ago you made a comment somewhere about "routine coverage", and I've never forgotten that, but I am not sure I'm the best person to judge that. TGKosmos, I put the material in--but DGG is an expert and I appreciate his opinion. Drmies (talk) 23:30, 20 February 2023 (UTC)

@Drmies: Thank you for doing that! I'll be happy to review any feedback DGG has. Thanks again. TGKosmos (talk) 17:51, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

Edit request: Remaining updates for the Operations section

Hello, I've prepared my next request on behalf of my employer, Kosmos Energy. There are a few changes I think would improve the Operations section. I've included an updated version in the box below. Note that some references won't populate because I'm using ref names that are in the current article, and I've left out subsections where I am not requesting changes. and here is a rundown of the differences:

• In Gulf of Mexico, change "As a result," to "As a result of the transaction,"
• In Mauritania and Senegal:

• Kosmos has relinquished its acreage in St. Louis, but I am not able to locate a source to verify the timing. Is it possible to update the first two sentences to read "Kosmos has operated in the Cayar and St. Louis blocks offshore Senegal. At the time of operation it held a 32.51% interest in each of the two exploration licenses."?
• Add details about the C8 and C12 blocks, and Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project in Mauritania
• Updates the Orca-1 information to 100 trillion gallons with a new sourcing

• In Suriname, add mention of Shell buying Kosmos' position in offshore suriname
• In Other African countries

• Update information about Kosmos' work with Shell
• Update information on Congo-Brazzaville change to past tense since Kosmos terminated the contract

Operations

Gulf of Mexico

Kosmos Energy entered the deepwater Gulf of Mexico in August 2018 when it acquired Deep Gulf Energy from First Reserve, a private equity firm, for $1.23 billion. Kosmos Energy paid $925 million in cash and $300 million in common stock to acquire DGE. As a result of the transaction, Kosmos Energy increased its daily production by more than 50% to 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent; estimated reserves increased 40% to 280 million barrels of oil equivalent.

Mauritania and Senegal

Kosmos has operated in the Cayar and St. Louis blocks offshore Senegal. At the time of operation it held a 32.51% interest in each of the two exploration licenses.

In Mauritania, Kosmos has acreage in the C8 and C12 blocks which range in depth from 100 to 3,000 meters. C8 and C12 are located on the western margin of the Mauritania Salt Basin offshore Mauritania. It made a significant gas discovery at its Tortue-1 well in Block C-8, offshore Mauritania, in April 2015. The well was drilled to test the Tortue West prospect, forming a part of the Greater Tortue complex. Its next discovery offshore came at Kosmos' Marsouin-1 exploration well, later renamed Bir Allah, in the northern part of Block C-8. With results from its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well, Kosmos estimated the Tortue West contains 15 trillion cubic feet (420 billion cubic metres) of gas, and the Greater Tortue Complex contains more than 20 trillion cubic feet (570 billion cubic metres). Company officials said this discovery confirmed that the Tortue gas resource, which is also called Ahmeyim, straddles the maritime boundary between Senegal and Mauritania.

Kosmos and BP have a farm-out agreement over the joint gas discovery in Mauritania and Senegal, as well as future exploration. Under the deal, Kosmos focuses on exploration, while BP controls development and production operations. The two companies have discovered an estimated 15 trillion cubic feet (420 billion cubic metres) of gross Pmean gas resource at the Yakaar-1 exploration well. At the end of 2018, Kosmos Energy announced a final investment decision for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Project alongside BP.

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyin (GTA) natural gas field is being developed to produce gas from a deepwater system to a midwater floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The FPSO processes the gas for liquefaction and sends the gas via pipeline to a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. The FLNG facility is located on the Mauritania and Senegal maritime border. As of September 2022, phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project was expected to begin production in 2023 with an estimated yield of approximately 2.5 million tons annually; a final investment decision had not been reached for phase 2. The GTA project will provide global export and provide gas availability for domestic use in Mauritania and Senegal.

Kosmos Energy confirmed gas resources at the Yakaar-2 appraisal well offshore Senegal. In October 2019, Kosmos made a major gas discovery at its Orca-1 exploration well offshore Mauritania. The company estimated the total gas available as 100 trillion cubic feet. In October 2019, Kosmos made a major gas discovery at its Orca-1 exploration well offshore Mauritania. The company estimated the total gas available offshore Mauritania and Senega as 100 trillion cubic feet of gas.

Suriname

In Suriname, Kosmos operated in two exploration licensed areas. It held a 50% interest in Block 45 and a 33% interest in Block 42. In 2018, it abandoned two exploration wells, Anapai-1A in Block 45 and Pontoenoe-1 in Block 42, because the company failed to find hydrocarbons. Royal Dutch Shell acquired Kosmos Energy's offshore Suriname position in December 2020.

Other African countries

Kosmos had ownership interests in six blocks offshore Sao Tome and Principe, including two blocks where Kosmos partnered with BP. In 2018, Kosmos announced it would explore a number of blocks offshore with Royal Dutch Shell. Shell purchased five of the Kosmos blocks in 2020. As of 2022 Kosmos continues to have an interest in Block 5 in Sao Tome.

With Galp, Kosmos ordered a 3D seismic survey of a large stretch of ocean floor. According to The Wall Street Journal, the survey was "one of the biggest offshore oil exploration efforts of its kind in the region". The survey was completed on August 20, 2017.

Kosmos Energy had an offshore license in Congo-Brazzaville for the Marine XXI block, which covered more than 2,300 square km. The company signed a production sharing agreement with Congo-Brazzaville and the Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo. Kosmos terminated the contract in February 2020.

In 2018, Kosmos Energy partnered with Royal Dutch Shell to explore blocks offshore Namibia. In September 2020, Shell entered into an agreement to farm down Kosmos' portfolio of frontier exploration assets.

References

As before, I will not make changes myself because of my financial conflict of interest. @Drmies: tagging you in case you're free to review another request. Thank you. TGKosmos (talk) 17:51, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

• TGKosmos, the last check came in fine, thanks! ;) Srsly, I don't really want to jump on it right now, but a little quid pro quo won't hurt. What if you, to show your good will towards our beautiful project, and to show off your editing skills, were to write up a couple of these trade journals you're citing so heavily? Because Offshore (and Offshore Energy, Offshore Technology) show up a few times (and note my little edit in one of your citations), and I'm a bit hesitant to help in implementing those changes when I can't really tell what those sources are. If you write up those publications, that would help, neutrally and with secondary sources. (World Beef Report is awful, Poultry World is a bit better, Today's Trucking is mediocre.) How about it? It's a nice thing to do on a Saturday, and you don't have to watch basketball anymore since Alabama already won. Drmies (talk) 22:18, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

@Drmies: Thanks for these suggestions. I will think about this and other ways I can contribute to Wikipedia. It gets tricky because I understand the sensitivities surrounding editors with conflicts of interest, and I like to keep my edits clearly focused on Kosmos-related articles so there is no ambiguity in my work here. Thanks, TGKosmos (talk) 21:54, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

TGKosmos, the way I look at it, such article development shows other Wikipedia editors you're not just a one-trick pony, and that you have invested in the project as a whole. Plus, I have no doubt that you have expertise that some of us don't have by virtue of your knowledge of the field, and I would appreciate your sharing that expertise. Thanks, and take care--I'll be back here at some point if no one else has picked up on your proposals. Drmies (talk) 15:23, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

@Drmies: I appreciate your confidence in my editing skills! My Wikipedia time has always been on-the-clock for Kosmos, which is why I'd be concerned that any other edits from me might send the wrong signal. When you say "write up a couple of these trade journals", do you mean creating articles or something else? TGKosmos (talk) 13:28, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

TGKosmos, that is exactly what I mean. You know those publications, you know how to find secondary sourcing, you can write stuff up neutrally--and clearly you know how to edit Wikipedia. I implemented your changes; I never heard from any other editor and I didn't want to leave you hanging here. Thanks, and take care, Drmies (talk) 14:02, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

@Drmies: Got it. Thanks for clarifying. And thanks for implementing this request! TGKosmos (talk) 19:36, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

Edit request: Corporate affairs, Governance and Other initiatives

Hello, here are the last edits I've prepared for this round of updates. There's some basic updates I'd like to propose to the Corporate affairs and Governance sections, and some content additions for Other initiatives:

• In Corporate affairs update number of workers to 229, per our 2021 annual report:
• Update leadership in Governance:

Its executive leadership includes chairman and CEO Andrew G. Inglis and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Neal D. Shah.

• In Other initiatives, add content about Kosmos Energy's accelerator programs, hunger relief, and transparency efforts. Fully updated section below:

Extended content

Other initiatives In Dallas, Kosmos gave $450,000 to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, creating the Kosmos Energy STEM Teacher Institute Kosmos also supports the Dallas Museum of Art. It is the presenting sponsor of the Keir Collection of Islamic Art.

In Ghana, the company established the Kosmos Innovation Center in 2016, offering entrepreneurship programs to help diversify Ghana's economy, including the agriculture industry specifically. Among the center's projects is the AgriTech Challenge, which invites young innovators to develop programs to develop commercial agriculture in Ghana. In 2017, the AgriTech Challenge attracted 400 participants. In addition, Kosmos has worked with the Safe Water Network to provide residents in Western Ghana with access to clean water.

The company has partnered with an NGO, Le Partenariat, to sponsor programs in Senegal to improve the environment. In 2018, Kosmos Innovation Center launched a start-up accelerator program in Senegal. The program supports young entrepreneurs working to improve the agriculture, livestock, fisheries sectors and Senegal's overall economy. Kosmos launched the Mauritania Innovation Challenge (MIC) in August 2018, and it is modeled after the Kosmos Innovation Center.

Kosmos donated $67,500 worth of equipment to Polytechnic College of Suriname in 2016, to be used in its undergraduate Mechanical Engineering and Infrastructure programs. In 2017, the company donated $56,600 worth of equipment for students studying mineral production at Anton de Kom University of Suriname. Kosmos has worked with international security company Safe Start to develop and deliver a safety training program for technical schools in the country. The company has also created hunger relief and entrepreneurship projects in Ghana.

Kosmos is a supporting company of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). As part of the company's transparency efforts, it began publishing project payments in 2014. It also publishes contracts and petroleum agreements, and has disclosed U.S. tax payments.

References

I'm happy to hear feedback and understand that editors might change content from what I've suggested. As before, I will not make changes to the article directly because of my conflict of interest. Thank you. TGKosmos (talk) 13:28, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

• Well, TGKosmos, I didn't change anything, even though we're doing partly promotional work here, just on or over the border of neutrality. But it's verified, and written neutrally enough--that's probably why they hired you. Drmies (talk) 14:00, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

@Drmies: I appreciate your updates here. I tried to write as neutral as possible based on the source material. Of course, editors are always welcome to tweak anything if needed.

I noticed you did not update the number of workers in Corporate affairs or the leadership in Governance. Are there any issues with that part of the request I can fix or clarify? Thanks again, TGKosmos (talk) 19:38, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

What did I miss? Drmies (talk) 19:39, 14 April 2023 (UTC)

@Drmies: Just a couple minor things.

• In Corporate affairs, update global workers to 229 as of 2021
• In Governance replace the sentence "Its executive leadership includes chairman and CEO Andrew G. Inglis, Chief Exploration Officer Tracey Henderson, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas P. Chambers." with "Its executive leadership includes chairman and CEO Andrew G. Inglis and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Neal D. Shah." Note, a couple of these citations won't populate here because they're the ref names that are already in the article.

References

If you don't mind taking care of those, I would very much appreciate it. Thanks again for all of your help! TGKosmos (talk) 20:02, 21 April 2023 (UTC)