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Proposing article update[edit]

Hi there, I'm here to make some suggestions to improve this article. As you can see, this article is not very comprehensive, and the most recent details are now two years old. As disclosure, I do have a financial conflict of interest, as I am here on behalf of Kosmos Energy, working with agency Ogilvy through my work at Beutler Ink.

Overall, my draft provides an up-to-date overview of Kosmos Energy. This includes updates to basic company details for the infobox and more information throughout the article. Also, I have formatted the article to match similar company articles on Wikipedia with the inclusion of standalone sections for History, Operations, and Corporate overview.

The full draft of the article is in my user space so editors can see exactly what I'm proposing for this article: User:16912_Rhiannon/Kosmos_Energy. You can also see the changes vs. the current article, in this diff

In case it would be easier for editors to review, I suggest working section-by-section, starting with the infobox:

Edit request: Infobox[edit]

The live infobox is contains financial figures from 2013 and incorrectly identifies Brian Maxted as CEO. (Mr. Maxted is chief exploration officer; Andrew G. Inglis is chief executive officer). My infobox also includes 2016 revenue, number of employees, founding partners, and copy edits to the existing text.

Infobox
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
Company typePublic
KOS
IndustryOil and gas
Founded2003
Founders
  • James C. Musselman
  • Brian F. Maxted
  • W. Greg Dunlevy
  • Paul Dailly
HeadquartersDallas, Texas,United States[1]
Key people
Andrew G. Inglis (chairman and CEO)
Brian F. Maxted (chief exploration officer)[2]
ProductsExploration and production
RevenueUS$385 million (2016)
Total assetsIncrease US$3.34 billion (2016)
Number of employees
275[3]
Websitewww.kosmosenergy.com
Markup

{{Infobox company
|name =Kosmos Energy Ltd.
|logo =
|type =[[Public company|Public]]
|traded_as =[[NYSE|KOS]]
|predecessor =
|industry =[[Petroleum industry|Oil and gas]]
|foundation =
|location =[[Dallas, Texas]],[[United States]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/about.php | title=Office Locations | accessdate=Nov 20, 2013}}</ref>
|key_people = Andrew G. Inglis <small>(chairman and CEO)</small><br>Brian F. Maxted <small>(chief exploration officer)</small><ref name="OET270415">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy discovers gas offshore Mauritania |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-energy-discovers-gas-offshore-mauritania/ |newspaper=Offshore Energy Today |date=27 April 2015 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>
|products =[[Hydrocarbon exploration|Exploration]] and production
|assets = {{profit}} US$3.34 billion (2016)
| num_employees = 275<ref name="KosmosProfile">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/pdfs/company_profiles/Profile_English.pdf |title=Kosmos |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=26 June 2017}}</ref>
| founded = 2003<!-- if known: {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} in [[city]], [[state]], [[country]] -->
| founders = {{unbulleted list|James C. Musselman|Brian F. Maxted|W. Greg Dunlevy|Paul Dailly}} <!-- or: | founders = -->
| revenue = US$385 million (2016)
|homepage ={{URL|http://www.kosmosenergy.com/}}

}}

As I do have a financial COI, I do not intend to make any edits to the live article, and instead hope that an uninvolved editor (or editors) can review and take my drafted changes live if they're appropriate. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:33, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Office Locations". Retrieved Nov 20, 2013.
  2. ^ "Kosmos Energy discovers gas offshore Mauritania". Offshore Energy Today. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Kosmos" (PDF). Kosmos Energy. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
Thanks 16912 Rhiannon. Your request has been implemented. Feel free to come back with a new request if there's anything else you want to include. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 01:12, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I was surprised to see that this edit request asked that net revenue be added to the infobox, but not the company's net income. Upon further investigation, I found that Kosmos Energy lost $284 million dollars last year. I believe that information belongs in the infobox along with what 16912 Rhiannon suggested, especially as it gives a more balanced look at the company's finances. Best, Altamel (talk) 02:00, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you jd22292 and Altamel for the review of the request and updating the article's infobox. Re: net income, that's a reasonable addition and apologies I had not included it (should we also add total equity and operating income?). Previously, the article's infobox had only included assets and not net revenue or net income, so adding these figures is certainly helpful to readers. Thanks again and I'll be back soon with a follow up request to review some more suggested changes. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 03:04, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Operations[edit]

Thanks again jd22292 and Altamel for updating the infobox. Continuing on that work, I'm proposing a draft for a new section, Operations. The section would provide an overview of Kosmos Energy's overall operations, with subsections for its work in Ghana, Senegal, Mauritania, Suriname, Sao Tome and Principe, Morocco, and Western Sahara. This draft is intended to replace all of the content that follows the sentence regarding the BBC documentary in the current article.

This draft retains the following from the current article:

  • Information about the oil drilling in the Cap Boujdour area off the coast of Western Sahara, including the UN legal opinion details
    • The draft adds Kosmos' response to the issue, which is not included in the current article
    • I trimmed the sentence about the company planning for a second drill, since this strikes me as WP:Crystal ball; the company had mentioned in a 2015 press release about a potential second well but one has not been drilled yet, and no plans have been announced. The company's website about Western Sahara currently says "we expect to acquire additional 3D seismic and use it with our existing technical knowledge to decide whether to drill a second well". I'm not opposed to adding back a mention (with a more neutral source, as the Western Sahara Resource Watch opposes Kosmos' development of Western Saharan resources, whereas there are multiple neutral sources that quote the 2015 press release about the potential second well) if others feel that this information should be included
  • Information about Tortue-1 and operations in Mauritania, providing a little more detail to bring this information up-to-date

I've included the draft and markup below, and you can also see it within the full draft in my userspace.

Operations
Operations
Kosmos Energy is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is incorporated in Bermuda and has offices in Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal and Suriname.[1] The company holds production and development operations offshore Ghana, in addition to discoveries and further exploration operations offshore Mauritania and Senegal, and exploration licenses offshore Sao Tome and Principe, Morocco and Western Sahara.[2]
Ghana

In 2007, Kosmos Energy discovered the Jubilee field, 60 kilometers offshore Ghana, a discovery that Reuters described as "one of the largest recent oil discoveries in the world".[3] The field is estimated to hold up to 1 billion barrels of oil and 800 billion cubic feet of natural gas.[4] The first oil from the field was produced in 2010.[5] U.S. 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.[6] As of May 2017, the Jubilee field produces about 100,000 barrels of oil a day.[7] Kosmos maintains a 24.1 percent stake in Jubilee.[8]

In addition to Jubilee, Kosmos is a partner on the TEN (Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme) project developing the Tweneboa, Enyenra, and Ntomme hydrocarbon accumulations.[9] Kosmos holds a 17 percent stake in the TEN, which sits approximately 30 miles or 48 kilometers offshore Ghana.[9][10] Oil first flowed from TEN in 2016.[9]

The company established the Kosmos Innovation Center in 2016, offering programs to help diversify Ghana's economy, boosting Ghana's agriculture industry specifically.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

In addition, Kosmos has worked with the Safe Water Network to provide residents in Western Ghana with access to clean water.[11]

Senegal

Kosmos operates in the Cayar and St. Louis blocks offshore Senegal.[12] It holds a 32.51 percent interest in each of its two exploration licenses.[13]

Kosmos discovered significant natural gas reserves offshore Mauritania in April 2015. The company believed that the gas straddled the border with Senegal. It confirmed this in January 2016, when it made another gas discovery with its exploration well Guembeul-1 offshore Senegal. It was determined then that Tortue, also known as Ahmeyim, crossed the maritime boundary.[14]

In May 2016, Kosmos discovered gas at its Teranga-1 exploration well offshore.[15]

Kosmos and BP entered a farm-out agreement with BP over the joint gas discovery in Mauritania and Senegal, as well as future exploration.[16] BP acquired a 62 percent working interest, including operatorship, of Kosmos' exploration blocks in Mauritania and a 32.49 effective working interest in Kosmos' Senegal exploration blocks.[16] The two companies made a major discovery off the coast of Senegal drilling the Yakaar-1 exploration well.[17] Kosmos discovered an estimated 15 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross Pmean gas resource.[17]

The company has partnered with an NGO, Le Partenariat, to sponsor programs in Senegal to improve the environment, including reduction of waste.[18][19]

Mauritania

In Mauritania, Kosmos holds 28 percent stakes in four blocks.[20] It made a significant gas discovery at its Tortue-1 well in Block C-8, offshore Mauritania, in April 2015.[21] The well was drilled to test the Tortue West prospect, forming a part of the Greater Tortue complex.[21] Its next discovery offshore came at Kosmos' Marsouin-1 exploration well in the northern part of Block C-8.[22] With results from its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well, Kosmos estimated the Tortue West contains 15 trillion cubic feet of gas, and the Greater Tortue Complex contains more than 20 trillion cubic feet.[23]

Suriname

In Suriname, Kosmos operates in two exploration license areas.[24] It holds a 50 percent interest in Block 45 and a 33 percent interest in Block 42.[24] Kosmos and Chevron reached a deal in June 2012, where subsidiary Chevron Global Energy Inc. received a 50 percent working interest in the blocks, to boost operations.[25]

In May 2016, Kosmos reached a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of Hess Corp., wherein Hess acquired a 33 percent nonoperated interest in Block 42 from Kosmos and Chevron. [26]

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. [27] In 2017, the company donated $56,600 worth of equipment for students studying mineral production at Anton de Kom University of Suriname.[28]

Kosmos has worked with international security company Safe Start to develop and deliver a safety training program for technical schools in the country.[29][30]

Sao Tome and Principe

Kosmos has ownership interests in four blocks offshore Sao Tome and Principe: 5, 6, 11, and 12.[31] It operates blocks 5, 11, and 12; Galp operates block 6.[24]

With Galp, Kosmos started a 3D seismic survey of a large stretch of ocean floor in 2017.[7][32] According to The Wall Street Journal, the survey is "one of the biggest offshore oil exploration efforts of its kind in the region".[7]

Morocco and Western Sahara

As operator, Kosmos holds a 55 percent interest of the Boujdour Maritime block and 75 percent interest of the Essaouira block.[24][33] In October 2013, Kosmos reached a farm-out deal with Cairn Energy subsidiary Capricorn Exploration & Development Company Ltd. Under the deal, Cairn took a 20 percent nonoperated interest in Boujdour Maritime block.[33]

Kosmos began a controversial oil drilling project in the Cap Boujdour area in 2014 off the coast of disputed territory of Western Sahara.[34] The license is signed with the Moroccan state oil company ONHYM. The UN stated in 2002 that any further oil exploration in Western Sahara would be in violation of international law if it was not in accordance with the wishes of the people of the territory.[35] In an article from February 2015, former UN legal counsel Hans Corell stated that the ongoing exploration activities by Kosmos and Glencore is in violation of the legal opinion he wrote for the UN Security Council.[36] Kosmos has responded that its operations comply with international law and fall in line with the U.N. opinion.[34][37] Kosmos officials also told media it recognized that its work in the area must occur alongside U.N.-led mediation.[37][38][39] The company said local populations would benefit from the economic development of the region.[37][38] A Kosmos official told Reuters, "If we are successful, we believe responsible resource development has the potential to create significant social and economic benefits for Western Sahara and its people. We have worked in close partnership with Morocco — as the de facto administering power of the territory. They have a vital role to play in ensuring benefit sharing, among other important issues, will happen should we be successful".[37]

Kosmos announced in May 2014 it would plug and abandon its FA-1 well in the Foum Assaka Offshore block.[40] While it did not find oil, the company said there was evidence of a working petroleum system and the well provided important seismic calibration details.[40] These details were incorporated into the company's petroleum system analysis.[40]

On March 2, 2015, Kosmos Energy said its CB-1 exploration well in Cap Boujdour made a small discovery.[41] The discovery was noncommercial, and the well was plugged and abandoned.[41]
Markup

==Operations==
Kosmos Energy is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It is incorporated in [[Bermuda]] and has offices in Ghana, Mauritania, Senegal and [[Suriname]].<ref name="OfficeLocations">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/about-office-locations.php |title=Office locations |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref> The company holds production and development operations offshore Ghana, in addition to discoveries and further exploration operations offshore Mauritania and Senegal, and exploration licenses offshore [[Sao Tome and Principe]], Morocco and Western Sahara.<ref name="201610K-P13-14">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=20 |title=2016 Form 10-K |pages=13-14 |date=2016 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref>

===Ghana===
In 2007, Kosmos Energy discovered the Jubilee field, 60 kilometers offshore Ghana, a discovery that ''Reuters'' described as "one of the largest recent oil discoveries in the world".<ref name="Selyukh11">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy IPO raises more than expected |last1=Selyukh |first1=Alina |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/kosmosenergy-ipo-idUSN1015130520110511 |newspaper=Reuters |date=10 May 2011 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> The field is estimated to hold up to 1 billion barrels of oil and 800 billion cubic feet of natural gas.<ref name="Smith2010">{{cite news |title=New Oil—and a Huge Challenge—for Ghana |last1=Smith |first1=Jeff |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2010/12/1012115-oil-ghana-environment-jubilee/ |newspaper=[[National Geographic]] |date=16 December 2010 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> The first oil from the field was produced in 2010.<ref name="Aklorbortu17">{{cite web |url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/10yrs-after-oil-discovery-time-to-take-stock-kosmos-energy.html |title=10 years after oil discovery, time to take stock |author=Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu |date=27 February 2017 |publisher=Graphic Online |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. 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.<ref name="Grandoni16">{{cite news |title=How Hillary Clinton's State Department Fought For Oil 5,000 Miles Away |last1=Grandoni |first1=Dino |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/dinograndoni/oil-in-ghana?utm_term=.amq2DMMq1#.vp31wrrDe |newspaper=[[Buzzfeed]] |date=2 October 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> {{As of|May 2017}}, the Jubilee field produces about 100,000 barrels of oil a day.<ref name="Salvaterra17">{{cite news |title=Search for oil yields a new business model |last1=Salvaterra |first1=Neanda |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/search-for-oil-yields-a-new-business-model-1495418761 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=21 May 2017 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Kosmos maintains a 24.1 percent stake in Jubilee.<ref name="10K2016-P15">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=22 |title=2016 Form 10-K |page=15 |date=2016 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref>

In addition to Jubilee, Kosmos is a partner on the TEN (Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme) project developing the Tweneboa, Enyenra, and Ntomme hydrocarbon accumulations.<ref name="OTTen">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/ten-development-project-deepwater-tano-ghana/ |title=TEN Development Project, Deepwater Tano License, Ghana |publisher=Offshore-Technology.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Kosmos holds a 17 percent stake in the TEN, which sits approximately 30 miles or 48 kilometers offshore Ghana.<ref name="OTTen"/><ref name="201610K-P16">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=24 |title=2016 10-K |date=2016 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> Oil first flowed from TEN in 2016.<ref name="OTTen"/>

The company established the Kosmos Innovation Center in 2016, offering programs to help diversify Ghana's economy, boosting Ghana's agriculture industry specifically.<ref name="Ampofo17"/ Among the center's projects is the AgriTech Challenge, which invites young innovators to develop programs to develop commercial agriculture in Ghana. In 2017, AgriTech Challenge attracted 400 participants.<ref name="Yeboah17">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Innovation Center 2017 AgriTech Challenge takes off |last1=Yeboah |first1=Isaac |url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/business/business-news/kosmos-innovation-center-2017-agritech-challenge-takes-off.html |newspaper=Graphic Online |date=13 February 2017 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref>

In addition, Kosmos has worked with the Safe Water Network to provide residents in Western Ghana with access to clean water.<ref name="Ablordeppey15">{{cite news |title=The Nzemaland, water and income: Kosmos' triple bottom line at work |url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/the-nzemaland-water-and-income-kosmos-triple-bottom-line-at-work.html |newspaper=Graphic Online |date=23 September 2015 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref>

===Senegal===
Kosmos operates in the Cayar and St. Louis blocks offshore Senegal.<ref name="Ba14">{{cite news |title=Kosmos to buy into Senegal offshore blocks for $400 mln |last1=Ba |first1=Diadie |last2=Feliz |first2=Bate |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/senegal-oil-kosmos-energy-idUSL6N0RZ0QY20141004 |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |date=4 October 2014 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> It holds a 32.51 percent interest in each of its two exploration licenses.<ref name="LNGWorldNews">{{cite news |title=BP joins Kosmos to develop West Africa LNG export project |url=http://www.lngworldnews.com/bp-joins-kosmos-to-develop-west-africa-lng-export-project/ |newspaper=LNG World News |date=19 December 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos discovered significant natural gas reserves offshore Mauritania in April 2015. The company believed that the gas straddled the border with Senegal. It confirmed this in January 2016, when it made another gas discovery with its exploration well Guembeul-1 offshore Senegal. It was determined then that Tortue, also known as Ahmeyim, crossed the maritime boundary.<ref name="OT16032016">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-delineates-gas-discoveries-off-mauritania-and-senegal/ |title=Kosmos delineates gas discoveries off Mauritania and Senegal |date=16 March 2016 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

In May 2016, Kosmos discovered gas at its Teranga-1 exploration well offshore.<ref name="Pedigo16">{{cite news |title=Kosmos' Ternaga-1 well encounters gas offshore Senegal |last1=Pedigo |first1=Eric |url=http://www.epmag.com/kosmos-teranga-1-well-encounters-gas-offshore-senegal-847856 |newspaper=Hart Energy |date=9 May 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos and BP entered a [[farmout agreement|farm-out agreement]] with BP over the joint gas discovery in Mauritania and Senegal, as well as future exploration.<ref name="OET19122016">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/bp-teaming-up-with-kosmos-in-mauritania-and-senegal/ |title=BP teaming up with Kosmos in Mauritania and Senegal |date=19 December 2016 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> BP acquired a 62 percent working interest, including operatorship, of Kosmos' exploration blocks in Mauritania and a 32.49 effective working interest in Kosmos' Senegal exploration blocks.<ref name="OET19122016"/> The two companies made a major discovery off the coast of Senegal drilling the Yakaar-1 exploration well.<ref name="OET08052017">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-hits-major-gas-discovery-off-senegal/ |title=Kosmos hits ‘major’ gas discovery off Senegal |date=8 May 2017 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Kosmos discovered an estimated 15 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross Pmean gas resource.<ref name="OET08052017"/>

The company has partnered with an NGO, Le Partenariat, to sponsor programs in Senegal to improve the environment, including reduction of waste.<ref name="Ndarinfo18102016">{{cite news |title=Amélioration du cadre de vie : Kosmos Energy s’engage auprès des populations de la Langue de Barbarie |url=http://www.ndarinfo.com/Amelioration-du-cadre-de-vie-Kosmos-Energy-s-engage-aupres-des-populations-de-la-Langue-de-Barbarie_a17233.html |newspaper=Ndarinfo.com |date=18 October 2016 |accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ndarinfo20052017">{{cite news |title=LANGUE DE BARBARIE : vers l’éradication d’au moins 80% des dépôts irréguliers de déchets |url=http://www.ndarinfo.com/LANGUE-DE-BARBARIE-vers-l-eradication-d-au-moins-80-des-depots-irreguliers-de-dechets-video_a19052.html |newspaper=Ndarinfo.com |date=20 May 2017 |accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>

===Mauritania===
In Mauritania, Kosmos holds 28 percent stakes in four blocks.<ref name="10K2016-P18">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=26 |title=2016 Form 10-K |date=2016 |page=18 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> It made a significant gas discovery at its Tortue-1 well in Block C-8, offshore Mauritania, in April 2015.<ref name="OET270415"/> The well was drilled to test the Tortue West prospect, forming a part of the Greater Tortue complex.<ref name="OET270415"/> Its next discovery offshore came at Kosmos' Marsouin-1 exploration well in the northern part of Block C-8.<ref name="OET12112015">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-hits-gas-offshore-mauritania/ |title=Kosmos in second gas discovery offshore Mauritania |date=12 November 2015 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> With results from its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well, Kosmos estimated the Tortue West contains 15 trillion cubic feet of gas, and the Greater Tortue Complex contains more than 20 trillion cubic feet.<ref name="Rigzone16032016">{{cite news |title=Kosmos hits gas at Ahmeyim-2, increases Tortue resourced estimates |url=http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/143567/kosmos_hits_gas_at_ahmeyim2_increases_tortue_resources_estimates |newspaper=Rigzone |date=16 March 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

===Suriname===
In Suriname, Kosmos operates in two exploration license areas.<ref name="10K2016-P14">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=22 |title=2016 Form 10K |date=2016 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> It holds a 50 percent interest in Block 45 and a 33 percent interest in Block 42.<ref name="10K2016-P14"/> Kosmos and [[Chevron]] reached a deal in June 2012, where subsidiary Chevron Global Energy Inc. received a 50 percent working interest in the blocks, to boost operations.<ref name="OET20062012">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/chevron-acquires-offshore-suriname-acreage/ |title=Chevron acquires offshore Suriname acreage |date=20 June 2012 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

In May 2016, Kosmos reached a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of [[Hess Corp.]], wherein Hess acquired a 33 percent nonoperated interest in Block 42 from Kosmos and Chevron. <ref name="OffshoreMag04052016">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/2016/05/hess-farms-into-block-42-offshore-suriname.html |title=Hess farms into block 42 offshore Suriname |date=4 May 2016 |publisher=Offshore-Mag.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

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. <ref name="starnieuws17">{{cite news |title=PTC receives practice materials from Kosmos Energy |url=http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/40457 |newspaper=Starnieuws |date=22 March 2017 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> In 2017, the company donated $56,600 worth of equipment for students studying mineral production at Anton de Kom University of Suriname.<ref name="DBSuriname17">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy Suriname doneert equipment van USD 56.600 |url=http://www.dbsuriname.com/dbsuriname/index.php/kosmos-energy-suriname-doneert-equipment-van-usd-56-600/ |newspaper=Dagblad Suriname |date=13 June 2017 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos has worked with international security company Safe Start to develop and deliver a safety training program for technical schools in the country.<ref name="DeWest16">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy Suriname werkt aan veiligheidscultuur op technische scholen |url=http://dagbladdewest.com/2016/11/05/kosmos-energy-suriname-werkt-aan-veiligheidscultuur-op-technische-scholen/ |newspaper=De West |date=5 November 2016 |accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Gompers16">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy verzorgt veiligheidstraining voor scholen |last1=Gompers |first1=René |url=http://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/38211 |newspaper=Starnieuws |date=5 November 2016 |accessdate=13 July 2017}}</ref>

===Sao Tome and Principe===
Kosmos has ownership interests in four blocks offshore Sao Tome and Principe: 5, 6, 11, and 12.<ref name="AnnualReport2016-P4">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=6 |title=2016 Annual Report |date=2016 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> It operates blocks 5, 11, and 12; [[Galp]] operates block 6.<ref name="10K2016-P14"/>

With Galp, Kosmos started a 3D seismic survey of a large stretch of ocean floor in 2017.<ref name="Salvaterra17"/><ref name="Morgan17">{{cite news |title=Seismic shoot at St Louis |last1=Morgan |first1=Barry |url=http://www.upstreamonline.com/hardcopy/1242857/seismic-shoot-at-st-louis-offshore-set-for-july |newspaper=Upstream |date=19 April 2017 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> According to ''The Wall Street Journal'', the survey is "one of the biggest offshore oil exploration efforts of its kind in the region".<ref name="Salvaterra17"/>

===Morocco and Western Sahara===
As operator, Kosmos holds a 55 percent interest of the Boujdour Maritime block and 75 percent interest of the Essaouira block.<ref name="10K2016-P14"/><ref name="OET28102013">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-energy-cairn-seal-farm-out-deal-morocco/ |title=Kosmos Energy, Cairn Seal Farm-Out Deal (Morocco) |date=28 October 2013 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> In October 2013, Kosmos reached a farm-out deal with Cairn Energy subsidiary Capricorn Exploration & Development Company Ltd. Under the deal, Cairn took a 20 percent nonoperated interest in Boujdour Maritime block.<ref name="OET28102013"/>

Kosmos began a controversial oil drilling project in the Cap Boujdour area in 2014 off the coast of disputed territory of [[Western Sahara]].<ref name="Milne16">{{cite news |title=Norway oil fund drops investment in Cairn and Kosmos |last1=Milne |first1=Richard |last2=Stacey |first2=Kiran |url=https://www.ft.com/content/3ed3be5a-3d19-11e6-8716-a4a71e8140b0?mhq5j=e1 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> The license is signed with the Moroccan state oil company ONHYM. The UN stated in 2002 that any further oil exploration in Western Sahara would be in violation of international law if it was not in accordance with the wishes of the people of the territory.<ref>{{cite web|title= Letter dated 29 January 2002 from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs|url=http://www.arso.org/Olaeng.pdf}}</ref> In an article from February 2015, former UN legal counsel Hans Corell stated that the ongoing exploration activities by Kosmos and [[Glencore]] is in violation of the legal opinion he wrote for the UN Security Council.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Responsibility of the UN Security Council in the Case of Western Sahara|url=http://www.judicialmonitor.org/current/specialcommentary.html |accessdate=29 March 2015|publisher= International Judicial Academy}}</ref> Kosmos has responded that its operations comply with international law and fall in line with the U.N. opinion.<ref name="Milne16"/><ref name="Noueihed14">{{cite news |title=Simmering Saharan conflict stirred by offshore oil search |last1=Noueihed |first1=Lin |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/westernsahara-oil-idUSL6N0KN1I120140113 |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |date=13 January 2014 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> Kosmos officials also told media it recognized that its work in the area must occur alongside U.N.-led mediation.<ref name="Noueihed14"/><ref name="Liljas14">{{cite news |title=There's a New Terrorist Threat Emerging in Western Sahara, and the World Isn't Paying Attention |last1=Liljas |first1=Per |url=http://time.com/3085464/theres-a-new-terror-threat-emerging-in-western-sahara-and-the-world-isnt-paying-attention/ |newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=8 August 2014 |accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Landers13">{{cite news |title=A Dallas company could help diplomacy by finding oil in Western Sahara |last1=Landers |first1=Jim |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2013/12/02/a-dallas-company-could-help-diplomacy-by-finding-oil-in-western-sahara |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=December 2013 |accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref> The company said local populations would benefit from the economic development of the region.<ref name="Noueihed14"/><ref name="Liljas14"/> A Kosmos official told ''Reuters'', "If we are successful, we believe responsible resource development has the potential to create significant social and economic benefits for Western Sahara and its people. We have worked in close partnership with Morocco — as the de facto administering power of the territory. They have a vital role to play in ensuring benefit sharing, among other important issues, will happen should we be successful".<ref name="Noueihed14"/>

Kosmos announced in May 2014 it would plug and abandon its FA-1 well in the Foum Assaka Offshore block.<ref name="OET05052014">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-fa-1-well-offshore-morocco-not-commercial/ |title=Kosmos: FA-1 well offshore Morocco not commercial |date=5 May 2014 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> While it did not find oil, the company said there was evidence of a working petroleum system and the well provided important seismic calibration details.<ref name="OET05052014"/> These details were incorporated into the company's petroleum system analysis.<ref name="OET05052014"/>

On March 2, 2015, Kosmos Energy said its CB-1 exploration well in Cap Boujdour made a small discovery.<ref name="OE02032015">{{cite news |title=Kosmos makes Morocco play-opener |url=http://www.oedigital.com/production/well-operations/item/8350-kosmos-makes-morocco-play-opener |newspaper=Offshore Engineer |date=2 March 2015 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> The discovery was noncommercial, and the well was plugged and abandoned.<ref name="OE02032015"/>

As mentioned above, I do not intend to make any edits to the live article, and instead hope that an uninvolved editor (or editors) can review and make the changes they feel are appropriate. Let me know if there are any questions or feedback on the draft. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:00, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References for Operations

References

  1. ^ "Office locations". Kosmos Energy. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 Form 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. ^ Selyukh, Alina (10 May 2011). "Kosmos Energy IPO raises more than expected". Reuters. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, Jeff (16 December 2010). "New Oil—and a Huge Challenge—for Ghana". National Geographic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ^ Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu (27 February 2017). "10 years after oil discovery, time to take stock". Graphic Online. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. ^ Grandoni, Dino (2 October 2016). "How Hillary Clinton's State Department Fought For Oil 5,000 Miles Away". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Salvaterra, Neanda (21 May 2017). "Search for oil yields a new business model". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  8. ^ "2016 Form 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. p. 15. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "TEN Development Project, Deepwater Tano License, Ghana". Offshore-Technology.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  10. ^ "2016 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  11. ^ "The Nzemaland, water and income: Kosmos' triple bottom line at work". Graphic Online. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  12. ^ Ba, Diadie; Feliz, Bate (4 October 2014). "Kosmos to buy into Senegal offshore blocks for $400 mln". Reuters. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  13. ^ "BP joins Kosmos to develop West Africa LNG export project". LNG World News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Kosmos delineates gas discoveries off Mauritania and Senegal". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  15. ^ Pedigo, Eric (9 May 2016). "Kosmos' Ternaga-1 well encounters gas offshore Senegal". Hart Energy. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  16. ^ a b "BP teaming up with Kosmos in Mauritania and Senegal". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Kosmos hits 'major' gas discovery off Senegal". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Amélioration du cadre de vie : Kosmos Energy s'engage auprès des populations de la Langue de Barbarie". Ndarinfo.com. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  19. ^ "LANGUE DE BARBARIE : vers l'éradication d'au moins 80% des dépôts irréguliers de déchets". Ndarinfo.com. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  20. ^ "2016 Form 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. p. 18. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  21. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference OET270415 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ "Kosmos in second gas discovery offshore Mauritania". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Kosmos hits gas at Ahmeyim-2, increases Tortue resourced estimates". Rigzone. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  24. ^ a b c d "2016 Form 10K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Chevron acquires offshore Suriname acreage". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  26. ^ "Hess farms into block 42 offshore Suriname". Offshore-Mag.com. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  27. ^ "PTC receives practice materials from Kosmos Energy". Starnieuws. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Kosmos Energy Suriname doneert equipment van USD 56.600". Dagblad Suriname. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Kosmos Energy Suriname werkt aan veiligheidscultuur op technische scholen". De West. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  30. ^ Gompers, René (5 November 2016). "Kosmos Energy verzorgt veiligheidstraining voor scholen". Starnieuws. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  31. ^ "2016 Annual Report". Kosmos Energy. 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  32. ^ Morgan, Barry (19 April 2017). "Seismic shoot at St Louis". Upstream. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  33. ^ a b "Kosmos Energy, Cairn Seal Farm-Out Deal (Morocco)". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  34. ^ a b Milne, Richard; Stacey, Kiran (28 June 2016). "Norway oil fund drops investment in Cairn and Kosmos". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  35. ^ "Letter dated 29 January 2002 from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs" (PDF).
  36. ^ "The Responsibility of the UN Security Council in the Case of Western Sahara". International Judicial Academy. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  37. ^ a b c d Noueihed, Lin (13 January 2014). "Simmering Saharan conflict stirred by offshore oil search". Reuters. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  38. ^ a b Liljas, Per (8 August 2014). "There's a New Terrorist Threat Emerging in Western Sahara, and the World Isn't Paying Attention". Time. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  39. ^ Landers, Jim (December 2013). "A Dallas company could help diplomacy by finding oil in Western Sahara". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  40. ^ a b c "Kosmos: FA-1 well offshore Morocco not commercial". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  41. ^ a b "Kosmos makes Morocco play-opener". Offshore Engineer. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
 Done. Beagel (talk) 18:22, 3 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, Beagel! I also posted a new edit request for History below. If you have a little time to look that over and move it into the live article if you feel the updates are appropriate, that would be great. Let me know if there are any questions or feedback. Thanks in advance, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:04, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: History[edit]

Continuing on with my requests here, I'm proposing another new section, History. As is most common, it makes sense to add this section directly after the introduction, before the recently added Operations section. My History draft summarizes Kosmos Energy's history, focusing on major developments for the company. This draft incorporates the following from the current article's introduction that may be better placed in this section:

  • Detail on the documentary film and BBC show (although I reworded it to provide additional context on the two titles)

As I have done in my previous requests, I've included the draft and markup below, and you can also see it within the full draft in my userspace.

History draft
History

Kosmos Energy was launched in 2003 by founding partners James C. Musselman, Brian F. Maxted, W. Greg Dunlevy, and Paul Dailly.[1][2][3] Initial backing came from American private equity firms Warburg Pincus and The Blackstone Group.[4]

Kosmos made one of the world's largest recent oil discoveries in June 2007, off the coast of Ghana.[4] The company discovered the Jubilee Oil Field about 60 kilometers offshore.[5] As of May 2017, Jubilee produced 100,000 barrels of oil daily.[6]

Kosmos went public under the ticker symbol KOS on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10, 2011.[4] The initial public offering raised more than anticipated, selling 33 million shares at $18 each.[4]

The company and its operations in Ghana around the time of the Jubilee discovery and work to develop the field was the focus of Rachel Boynton's 2013 documentary-film Big Men.[7][8] The documentary was shortened and adapted into a BBC television documentary Storyville: Power, Money, Greed and Oil.[9]

Within the first 10 years of oil in Ghana, the number of petroleum industry workers in the country increased from a handful to more than 7,000, according to Kosmos.[10] Around this time, Kosmos sought to encourage innovation to diversify the economy in Ghana.[11] To do so, it launched the Kosmos Innovation Center in 2016, offering programs to boost Ghana's agriculture industry.[11]

Kosmos made two significant gas discoveries offshore Mauritania in 2015. Kosmos discovered gas at its Tortue-1 exploration well in Block C-8 in April 2015, followed by another gas discovery in its Marsouin-1 exploration well in the northern part of Block C-8.[12] A few kilometers south of Tortue-1, Kosmos Energy discovered gas at its Guembeul-1 exploration well offshore Senegal in January 2016.[13] Company officials said this discovery confirmed that the Tortue gas resource, which is also called Ahmeyim, straddles the maritime boundary between Senegal and Mauritania.[13]

In 2016, Norway's Council on Ethics recommended that the country's Government Pension Fund Global exclude Kosmos Energy and Cairn Energy Plc. from its investment portfolio. The move was due to the companies' activities in Western Sahara, whose ownership is disputed between Morocco and the Polisario Front. In June 2016, the Financial Times quoted Kosmos correspondence with the Council on Ethics: “We fundamentally disagree with the council’s assessment of our activities offshore Western Sahara, where we have spent considerable time on the ground working with local people to understand their views of oil and gas exploration. The council’s decision fails to recognize that people in Western Sahara – whom we have met in hundreds of face-to-face conversations – want the economic opportunities that come from increased foreign investment.”[14]

The company continued to make gas discoveries in 2016 and 2017, including significant natural gas resources at the Teranga-1 exploration well offshore Senegal in 2016.[15] In December 2016, Kosmos and BP entered a partnership in Mauritania and Senegal.[16] Under the deal, Kosmos focuses on exploration, while BP controls development and production operations.[15][16] In May 2017, the two companies made a major discovery off the coast of Senegal while drilling the Yakaar-1 exploration well. Kosmos found an estimated 15 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross Pmean gas resource.[15]
Markup

==History==
Kosmos Energy was launched in 2003 by founding partners James C. Musselman, Brian F. Maxted, W. Greg Dunlevy, and Paul Dailly.<ref name="DallasBiz03012011">{{cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2011/01/03/kosmos-energy-ceo-co-founder-retires.html |title=Kosmos CEO, co-founder retires |date=3 January 2011 |publisher=[[American City Business Journals|Dallas Business Journal]] |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="KosmosAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/about-leadership.php |title=Leadership |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bounds14">{{cite web |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2014/july-august/entrepreneurs-of-the-year-ey-2014/ |title=Entrepreneurs of the year 2014 |author=Jeff Bounds, Karen Nielsen, Christine Perez, and Glenda Vosburgh |date=July 2014 |publisher=D Magazine |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Initial backing came from American private equity firms [[Warburg Pincus]] and [[The Blackstone Group]].<ref name="Selyukh11">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy IPO raises more than expected |last1=Selyukh |first1=Alina |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/kosmosenergy-ipo-idUSN1015130520110511 |newspaper=Reuters |date=10 May 2011 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos made one of the world's largest recent oil discoveries in June 2007, off the coast of Ghana.<ref name="Selyukh11"/> The company discovered the Jubilee Oil Field about 60 kilometers offshore.<ref name="OT-Jubilee">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/jubilee-field/ |title=Jubilee Field, Ghana |publisher=Offshore-technology.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> {{As of|May 2017}}, Jubilee produced 100,000 barrels of oil daily.<ref name="Salvaterra17">{{cite news |title=Search for oil yields a new business model |last1=Salvaterra |first1=Neanda |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/search-for-oil-yields-a-new-business-model-1495418761 |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=21 May 2017 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos went [[public company|public]] under the ticker symbol KOS on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] on May 10, 2011.<ref name="Selyukh11"/> The [[initial public offering]] raised more than anticipated, selling 33 million shares at $18 each.<ref name="Selyukh11"/>

The company and its operations in Ghana around the time of the Jubilee discovery and work to develop the field was the focus of Rachel Boynton's 2013 [[documentary]]-film ''[[Big Men (film)|Big Men]]''.<ref name="Catsoulis14">{{cite news |title=Oil and money, and where it flows |last1=Catsoulis |first1=Jeannette |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/movies/big-men-looks-at-ghanaian-oil-discovery.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=13 March 2014 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Dansby14">{{cite news |title='Big Men' is a remarkable documentary on international oil business |last1=Dansby |first1=Andrew |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies/article/Big-Men-a-remarkable-documentary-on-5525475.php |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=3 June 2014 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> The documentary was shortened and adapted into a [[BBC]] television documentary ''Storyville: Power, Money, Greed and Oil''.<ref name="Storyville">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b033v5xz |title=Power, Money, Greed & Oil |publisher=[[BBC]] |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Within the first 10 years of oil in Ghana, the number of petroleum industry workers in the country increased from a handful to more than 7,000, according to Kosmos.<ref name="Aklorbortu17">{{cite web |url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/10yrs-after-oil-discovery-time-to-take-stock-kosmos-energy.html |title=10 years after oil discovery, time to take stock |author=Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu |date=27 February 2017 |publisher=Graphic Online |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Around this time, Kosmos sought to encourage innovation to diversify the economy in Ghana.<ref name="Ampofo17">{{cite web |url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/features/opinion/growing-agriculture-from-oil.html |title=Growing agriculture from oil |author=David Ampofo |date=8 June 2017 |publisher=Graphic Online |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> To do so, it launched the Kosmos Innovation Center in 2016, offering programs to boost Ghana's [[agriculture]] industry.<ref name="Ampofo17"/>

Kosmos made two significant gas discoveries offshore [[Mauritania]] in 2015. Kosmos discovered gas at its Tortue-1 exploration well in Block C-8 in April 2015, followed by another gas discovery in its Marsouin-1 exploration well in the northern part of Block C-8.<ref name="OET270415"/> A few kilometers south of Tortue-1, Kosmos Energy discovered gas at its Guembeul-1 exploration well offshore [[Senegal]] in January 2016.<ref name="Addison16">{{cite news |title=Exploration continues: Kosmos strikes gas offshore Senegal |last1=Addison |first1=Velda |url=http://www.epmag.com/exploration-continues-kosmos-strikes-gas-offshore-senegal-836586#p=full |newspaper=[[Hart Energy]] |date=27 January 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Company officials said this discovery confirmed that the Tortue gas resource, which is also called Ahmeyim, straddles the maritime boundary between Senegal and Mauritania.<ref name="Addison16"/>

In 2016, [[Norway]]'s [[Government_Pension_Fund_of_Norway#The_Ethical_Council|Council on Ethics]] recommended that the country's Government Pension Fund Global exclude Kosmos Energy and [[Cairn Energy|Cairn Energy Plc.]] from its investment portfolio. The move was due to the companies' activities in [[Western Sahara]], whose ownership is disputed between [[Morocco]] and the [[Polisario Front]]. In June 2016, the ''Financial Times'' quoted Kosmos correspondence with the Council on Ethics: “We fundamentally disagree with the council’s assessment of our activities offshore Western Sahara, where we have spent considerable time on the ground working with local people to understand their views of oil and gas exploration. The council’s decision fails to recognize that people in Western Sahara – whom we have met in hundreds of face-to-face conversations – want the economic opportunities that come from increased foreign investment.”<ref name="Milne16">{{cite news |title=Norway oil fund drops investment in Cairn and Kosmos |last1=Milne |first1=Richard |last2=Stacey |first2=Kiran |url=https://www.ft.com/content/3ed3be5a-3d19-11e6-8716-a4a71e8140b0?mhq5j=e1 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

The company continued to make gas discoveries in 2016 and 2017, including significant natural gas resources at the Teranga-1 exploration well offshore Senegal in 2016.<ref name="Ward17">{{cite news |title=BP and Kosmos strike gas again off Senegal |last1=Ward |first1=Andrew |url=https://www.ft.com/content/091c4a94-33e4-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3?mhq5j=e1 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |date=8 May 2017 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> In December 2016, Kosmos and BP entered a partnership in Mauritania and Senegal.<ref name="Burkhardt16">{{cite news |title=BP builds gas empire with $916 million purchase from Kosmos |last1=Burkhardt |first1=Paul |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-19/bp-to-acquire-stakes-in-west-africa-licenses-from-kosmos-energy |newspaper=[[Bloomberg]] |date=19 December 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Under the deal, Kosmos focuses on exploration, while BP controls development and production operations.<ref name="Ward17"/><ref name="Burkhardt16"/> In May 2017, the two companies made a major discovery off the coast of Senegal while drilling the Yakaar-1 exploration well. Kosmos found an estimated 15 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gross Pmean gas resource.<ref name="Ward17"/>
References for History

References

  1. ^ "Kosmos CEO, co-founder retires". Dallas Business Journal. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Leadership". Kosmos Energy. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ Jeff Bounds, Karen Nielsen, Christine Perez, and Glenda Vosburgh (July 2014). "Entrepreneurs of the year 2014". D Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c d Selyukh, Alina (10 May 2011). "Kosmos Energy IPO raises more than expected". Reuters. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Jubilee Field, Ghana". Offshore-technology.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. ^ Salvaterra, Neanda (21 May 2017). "Search for oil yields a new business model". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ Catsoulis, Jeannette (13 March 2014). "Oil and money, and where it flows". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  8. ^ Dansby, Andrew (3 June 2014). "'Big Men' is a remarkable documentary on international oil business". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Power, Money, Greed & Oil". BBC. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  10. ^ Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu (27 February 2017). "10 years after oil discovery, time to take stock". Graphic Online. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  11. ^ a b David Ampofo (8 June 2017). "Growing agriculture from oil". Graphic Online. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Kosmos Energy discovers gas offshore Mauritania". Offshore Energy Today. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  13. ^ a b Addison, Velda (27 January 2016). "Exploration continues: Kosmos strikes gas offshore Senegal". Hart Energy. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  14. ^ Milne, Richard; Stacey, Kiran (28 June 2016). "Norway oil fund drops investment in Cairn and Kosmos". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  15. ^ a b c Ward, Andrew (8 May 2017). "BP and Kosmos strike gas again off Senegal". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  16. ^ a b Burkhardt, Paul (19 December 2016). "BP builds gas empire with $916 million purchase from Kosmos". Bloomberg. Retrieved 10 July 2017.

As always, I do not intend to make any edits to the live article, and instead hope that an uninvolved editor (or editors) can review and make the changes they feel are appropriate. Let me know if there are any questions or feedback on the draft. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:04, 5 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Beagel: Wondering if you'd be interested to look at this request, too? Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 16:27, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Done with some restructuring and changes (e.g. removing repetitions=. Beagel (talk) 15:13, 16 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much, Beagel! I noticed there is a typo under Suriname. It reads "50%t". Are you able to fix that?
Also, because "media" can be somewhat ambiguous, I worry that the Media section could become a WP:COATRACK. What were your thoughts about putting this information into its own section? Could it be merged back into History? If not, perhaps renaming it would help reduce ambiguity. One idea I had isDocumentary, if you think that might work.
Lastly, I'll be posting my final section edit request for this article in just a moment, suggesting addition of a Corporate overview, if you have time, I'd very much appreciate your review. Thanks in advance, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 14:15, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. I fixed the typo. Also, after reconsidering I moved the media section back to the history section. However, I am open to proposals how this information could be better presented. Beagel (talk) 17:59, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Corporate overview[edit]

Hello, all. This is my final section edit request for this article. I'm proposing a new section called Corporate overview. The short section would provide information on the corporation: its headquarters, place of incorporation, stock ticker information, number of employees, board of directors, and involvement in the Dallas area (where it is based).

Corporate overview
Corporate overview

Kosmos Energy is headquartered in Dallas, Texas,[1] and incorporated in Bermuda.[2] It trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KOS and employs about 275 workers globally.[3]

The company is governed by a 10-member board of directors.[4] Its executive leadership includes chairman and CEO Andrew G. Inglis, Chief Exploration Officer Brian F. Maxted, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas P. Chambers.[5]

In Dallas, Kosmos gave $450,000 to the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, creating the Kosmos Energy STEM Teacher Institute

[6][7] Kosmos also supports the Dallas Museum of Art. It is the presenting sponsor of the Keir Collection of Islamic Art.[8][9]
Markup

==Corporate overview==
Kosmos Energy is headquartered in Dallas, Texas,<ref name=OGJ12112015"">{{cite news |title=Kosmos makes second gas discovery offshore Mauritania |url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/2015/11/kosmos-makes-second-gas-discovery-offshore-mauritania.html |newspaper=Oil & Gas Journal |date=12 November 2015 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> and incorporated in Bermuda.<ref name="10K2016P-1">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=8 |title=2016 Form 10-K |date= |work=2016 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> It trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KOS and employs about 275 workers globally.<ref name="KosmosProfile"/>

The company is governed by a 10-member board of directors.<ref name="KosmosGovernance">{{cite web |url=http://investors.kosmosenergy.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=238878&p=irol-govboard |title=Corporate governance |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> Its executive leadership includes chairman and CEO Andrew G. Inglis, Chief Exploration Officer Brian F. Maxted, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas P. Chambers.<ref name="201610K-P160">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=168 |title=2016 Form 10-K |page= 160 |date=2016 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref>

In Dallas, Kosmos gave $450,000 to the [[Perot Museum of Nature and Science]], creating the Kosmos Energy STEM Teacher Institute <ref name="DallasNews15">{{cite news |title=Perot Museum, Kosmos Energy team up on STEM teacher training program |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2015/07/13/perot-museum-kosmos-energy-team-up-on-stem-teacher-training-program |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=13 July 2015 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Hart15">{{cite news |title=New STEM professional development program is launched in Dallas |last1=Hart |first1=Michael |url=https://thejournal.com/articles/2015/07/14/new-stem-professional-development-program-is-launched-in-dallas.aspx |newspaper=THE Journal |date=14 July 2015 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> Kosmos also supports the [[Dallas Museum of Art]]. It is the presenting sponsor of the Keir Collection of Islamic Art.<ref name="ArtDaily">{{cite web |url=http://artdaily.com/news/81595/Dallas-Museum-of-Art-presents-50-masterworks-from-rarely-exhibited-Keir-Collection#.WWT7PdPyvVo |title=Dallas Museum of Art presents 50 masterworks from rarely exhibited Keir Collection |publisher=ArtDaily |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="DallasNews17">{{cite news |title=Dallas Museum of Art opening its Keir Collection of Islamic Art Gallery |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-column/2017/04/17/dallas-museum-art-opening-keir-collection-islamic-art-gallery |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=17 April 2017 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref>
References for Corporate overview

References

  1. ^ "Kosmos makes second gas discovery offshore Mauritania". Oil & Gas Journal. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 Form 10-K". 2016. Kosmos Energy. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Kosmos" (PDF). Kosmos Energy. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Corporate governance". Kosmos Energy. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 Form 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. p. 160. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Perot Museum, Kosmos Energy team up on STEM teacher training program". The Dallas Morning News. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ^ Hart, Michael (14 July 2015). "New STEM professional development program is launched in Dallas". THE Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Dallas Museum of Art presents 50 masterworks from rarely exhibited Keir Collection". ArtDaily. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Dallas Museum of Art opening its Keir Collection of Islamic Art Gallery". The Dallas Morning News. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

As mentioned above, due to my financial COI (working on behalf of Kosmos via Ogilvy as part of my work at Beutler Ink) I do not intend to make any edits to the live article, and instead hope that an uninvolved editor (or editors) can review and make the changes they feel are appropriate. Beagel, interested in this, too? Let me know if there are any questions or feedback on the draft. Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 14:27, 22 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Done with some additional re-arrangements between sections. Beagel (talk) 18:52, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much, Beagel! I'm taking a last long look through in comparison with my draft to make sure I've not missed anything and to see if I have any follow up questions, then I hope you don't mind if I ping you again? Meantime, I wanted to ask about the mention of the documentary in the introduction: since this was a major documentary, I understand if it should be mentioned in the lede but the details as presented now are a little muddled and not consistent with the details in the main body of the article. Would it make sense to shorten as "Kosmos was a focus of a 2013 documentary, Big Men, that followed the company as it worked to establish the Jubilee oil field in Ghana."? What do you think? 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 17:10, 25 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Seems acceptable per WP:LEAD. Beagel (talk) 22:15, 27 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much again, Beagel for the review of my requests here and incorporating the details into the live article. I've been taking some time to comb through for any final fixes needed and I have found a few small issues, if you'd have time to take a look? To make things easier, I've fixed all these in an updated draft on this page in my user space, so you could simply copy and paste the markup across if you agree with the changes. (This user draft is the current live article, plus the changes I've listed below. Here's a diff to compare with the live article.)

  • In the introduction, the wording says "it has been involved in the discovery and development of the Jubilee oil field...", which sounds like Kosmos just played a part in the discovery vs. actually discovering the field. Could this be updated to say simply "It discovered the Jubilee oil field..."?
  • Also in the intro, I would say that Kosmos was "the focus" not "a focus" of "the documentary Big Men"
  • Could a comma be added in the sentence in History re: the Boynton film? I would add this after "work to develop the field"
  • The paragraph on Western Sahara in History is a rather large block of text. Perhaps we can break that up into several paragraphs. Could we begin new paragraphs starting with the following sentences: "The company said local populations would benefit from the economic development of the region" and "In 2016, Norway's Council on Ethics recommended that the country's Government Pension Fund Global exclude Kosmos Energy and Cairn Energy Plc. from its investment portfolio due to their activities in Western Sahara"?
  • I'd like to suggest adding mention of the listing of the company on the London stock exchange at the end of August, sorry I missed adding this in earlier! We can include this in the Corporate affairs at the end of the first paragraph: Kosmos also trades on the London Stock Exchange.[1] Perhaps we can include this at the end of History as well: Kosmos listed on the London Stock Exchange on August 21, 2017.[1]
  • The article inconsistently abbreviates the United Nations as "UN" and "U.N." Could these all be changed to "UN", as per MOS:ABBREV?
  • In Ghana, can we add that Kosmos discovered the Jubilee Oil Field at the very beginning, before mentioning its stake in the oil field? For example: Kosmos discovered the Jubilee Oil Field in 2007...
  • Also in Ghana, the measurement conversions for barrels shows symbols, whereas all other conversions are written out in the article. Can we add abbr=off to those two values?
  • In Sao Tome and Principe, we can update the paragraph on the 3D seismic survey to show that it has been completed. Could we add the following to the end of the second paragraph? The survey was completed on August 20, 2017.[2]
  • In Morocco and Western Sahara, could we hyphenate "non-operated"?
  • Also, I noticed in the Morocco and Western Sahara section that there's a sentence missing a citation here re: license of the Boujdour block, so I suggest using the Kosmos 2016 10-K for that
  • In Sponsorship, could we delete including reduction of waste"?

Again, to hopefully make this list of little fixes easier, I've made them all in markup in my userspace that you can just copy and paste. If you have any questions or feedback, happy to discuss! Also, if I upload a logo under fair use, would you be willing to add it? Thanks in advance, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 02:44, 4 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. However, I think that the Western Sahara thing fits better in one paragraph rather than in three paragraphs. Probably needs some trimming. Beagel (talk) 11:33, 28 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • Thanks so much, Beagel! Appreciate you looking through these edits. There is one little typo in your updates: "On the London Stock Exchange its was", I'm guessing should be "it was". Perhaps this sentence could simply be reworded as "It was listed on the London Stock Exchange..."? For the logo, I'll drop another quick edit request below for the logo, if you're able to take a peek that would be great but no worries if not. Thanks again, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 14:48, 30 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Beagel (talk) 14:22, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[edit]

Hi again, I have one last request for this article. I've uploaded the company's logo as fair use and would like to request its addition to the infobox. You can see the logo here: File:Kosmos-Energy-logo.png

As I'm here on behalf of Kosmos Energy via Ogilvy, as part of my work at Beutler Ink, I'd prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the logo in the article if appropriate. Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 14:48, 30 October 2017 (UTC)  Done Beagel (talk) 14:24, 4 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! There's been a recent announcement from Kosmos, so I may be back with one small additional request. For now, thanks so much for reviewing these requests. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 14:31, 6 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Adding Equatorial Guinea[edit]

Hi there, excuse my being back here so soon. I'm hoping it's not too much to ask for a quick update based on the recent announcement that Kosmos Energy signed contracts to enter Equatorial Guinea. Below, I've put together a short addition to potentially be added to Operations. If editors think it's appropriate, Equatorial Guinea could also be mentioned in the introduction.

Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Kosmos signed three production-sharing contracts with Equatorial Guinea for the EG-21, S, and W offshore blocks in October 2017.[3][4] Under the contract, Kosmos will hold an 80 percent stake in each block, while a national oil firm will hold the remaining stake.[3][5]
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===Equatorial Guinea===

Kosmos signed three production-sharing contracts with [[Equatorial Guinea]] for the EG-21, S, and W offshore blocks in October 2017.<ref name="Roelf17">{{cite news |title=Equatorial Guinea signs contract with Kosmos Energy for offshore blocks |last1=Roelf |first1=Wendell |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/africa-oil-kosmos/update-1-equatorial-guinea-signs-contract-with-kosmos-energy-for-offshore-blocks-idUSL8N1MY1RM |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="WorldOil23Oct17">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy picks up assets in Equatorial Guinea as Hess exits |url=http://www.worldoil.com/news/2017/10/23/kosmos-energy-picks-up-assets-in-equatorial-guinea-as-hess-exits |newspaper=World Oil |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> Under the contract, Kosmos will hold an 80 percent stake in each block, while a national oil firm will hold the remaining stake.<ref name="Roelf17"/><ref name="Kool17">{{cite news |title=Oil prices rise ahead of inventory data |last1=Kool |first1=Tom |url=https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Oil-Prices-Rise-Ahead-Of-Inventory-Data.html |newspaper=OilPrice.com |date=24 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>

As I'm here on behalf of Kosmos Energy via Ogilvy, as part of my work at Beutler Ink, I'd prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the following in the article's Operations section if appropriate. Beagel, perhaps you have a few minutes to look at this? Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:48, 9 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Done I moved the date to start the sentence to make it less journalistic.  — Ammarpad (talk) 22:54, 9 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks so much Ammarpad! I have a follow up ask and I apologize for not including this earlier: After looking at the recent update, I realized the article should also include Kosmos' acquisition of Hess Corporation's interest in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex assets offshore Equatorial Guinea. Here's an updated version of the section, including this info:
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
In October 2017, Kosmos entered a 50:50 joint venture with Trident Energy to acquire Hess Corporation's interest in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex assets offshore Equatorial Guinea.[6] Kosmos also signed three production-sharing contracts with Equatorial Guinea for the EG-21, S, and W offshore blocks.[3][4] Under the contract, Kosmos will hold an 80 percent stake in each block, while a national oil firm will hold the remaining stake.[3][5]
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===Equatorial Guinea===

In October 2017, Kosmos entered a 50:50 joint venture with Trident Energy to acquire Hess Corporation's interest in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex assets offshore [[Equatorial Guinea]].<ref name="Barbee17">{{cite news |title=Hess' offshore deals haul in $2.6 billion; free cash for Bakken, Guyana |last1=Barbee |first1=Darren |url=https://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/hess-offshore-deals-haul-26-billion-free-cash-bakken-guyana-1664941#p=full |newspaper=Oil and Gas Investor |date=24 October 2017 |accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref> Kosmos also signed three production-sharing contracts with Equatorial Guinea for the EG-21, S, and W offshore blocks.<ref name="Roelf17">{{cite news |title=Equatorial Guinea signs contract with Kosmos Energy for offshore blocks |last1=Roelf |first1=Wendell |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/africa-oil-kosmos/update-1-equatorial-guinea-signs-contract-with-kosmos-energy-for-offshore-blocks-idUSL8N1MY1RM |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="WorldOil23Oct17">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy picks up assets in Equatorial Guinea as Hess exits |url=http://www.worldoil.com/news/2017/10/23/kosmos-energy-picks-up-assets-in-equatorial-guinea-as-hess-exits |newspaper=World Oil |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> Under the contract, Kosmos will hold an 80 percent stake in each block, while a national oil firm will hold the remaining stake.<ref name="Roelf17"/><ref name="Kool17">{{cite news |title=Oil prices rise ahead of inventory data |last1=Kool |first1=Tom |url=https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Oil-Prices-Rise-Ahead-Of-Inventory-Data.html |newspaper=OilPrice.com |date=24 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref>
References for Equatorial Guinea

References

  1. ^ a b Goldsmith, Courtney (21 August 2017). "Kosmos Energy lists on the London Stock Exchange in a bid to attract new investors". City A.M. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. ^ Esau, Iain (13 September 2017). "CGG completes frontier 3D seismic shoot off Sao Tome". Upstreamonline.com. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Roelf, Wendell (23 October 2017). "Equatorial Guinea signs contract with Kosmos Energy for offshore blocks". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Kosmos Energy picks up assets in Equatorial Guinea as Hess exits". World Oil. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b Kool, Tom (24 October 2017). "Oil prices rise ahead of inventory data". OilPrice.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ Barbee, Darren (24 October 2017). "Hess' offshore deals haul in $2.6 billion; free cash for Bakken, Guyana". Oil and Gas Investor. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
Would you mind making this edit, if it looks ok? Thanks again, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 03:19, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Also pinging Beagel to see if you'd be able to look at this? As well, and sorry I only just noticed this, there's a line that I'd included in my draft for Operations re: Western Sahara and it seems to have been snipped out when you moved the related material into History. Could you re-add the following before "In an article from February 2015,":
The UN stated in 2002 that any further oil exploration in Western Sahara would be in violation of international law if it was not in accordance with the wishes of the people of the territory.
The citation for this is <ref>{{cite web|title= Letter dated 29 January 2002 from the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs|url=http://www.arso.org/Olaeng.pdf}}</ref>
Thanks in advance! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 22:08, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, 16912 Rhiannon. I left it out purposely. While I understand your wish to explain the issue in most detailed way, this article should only consist of issues directly about Kosmos and not about the status of Western Sahara or oil exploration in Western Sahara in general. It should be included in more relevant articles. Beagel (talk) 11:53, 16 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Aha, thanks Beagel. I did wonder if it was something like that but felt with my COI it was better safe than sorry and wanted to double check. Thanks for the explanation and happy holidays! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 13:57, 18 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
@Kennethaw88: Wondering if you'd have a moment to take a look at the above couple of questions? I've pinged editors who've previously helped here but it looks like both are busy elsewhere, and I see you're the most recent person to edit the Kosmos article. Thanks so much in advance, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 22:46, 8 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

 Implemented  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ  03:22, 9 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much, Spintendo! And noting again, in case Beagel returns soon: the line re: the UN's 2002 statement has not yet been re-added, so if you wanted to take another look at that, that would be great. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 22:24, 10 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Proposing article updates (2019)[edit]

Hi there, I'm here again to make some suggestions to improve this article, as it has been about two years (late 2017) since I last requested any edits to this article. In the meantime, it has not been edited much, so there are several outdated facts throughout the article. As disclosure, I do have a financial conflict of interest, as I am here on behalf of Kosmos Energy, working with agency Ogilvy through my work at Beutler Ink.

As I did previously, I've put the updates into my userspace here: User:16912_Rhiannon/Kosmos_Energy_2019. You can also see the changes compared with the current article, in this diff Unlike my requests in 2017, these are not major additions or rewrites: mostly the changes are focused on bringing operations details up-to-date, such as confirming current locations of activity. Since there are a few different changes, and some are smaller asks than others, I'll also post individual requests here to break it down and hopefully make for an easier review.

Edit request: Infobox[edit]

For the infobox, I'm asking to make the following changes to bring it up-to-date:

  • Key people: Adding Tracey Henderson as new Chief Exploration Officer
  • Revenue: Updating to latest full year reported figure
  • Net income: Updating to latest full year reported figure
  • Total assets: Updating to latest full year reported figure
  • Number of employees: Updating to latest figure per Kosmos most recent annual report
Infobox
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
Company typePublic
NYSE: KOS
LSE: KOS
Russell 1000 Component
IndustryOil and gas
Founded2003
Founders
  • James C. Musselman
  • Brian F. Maxted
  • W. Greg Dunlevy
  • Paul Dailly
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, United States
Key people
Andrew G. Inglis (chairman and CEO)
Tracey Henderson (chief exploration officer)[1][2][3]
ProductsCrude oil
Natural gas
RevenueIncrease US$902 million (2018)[4]
Increase US$-94 million (2018)[4]
Total assetsIncrease US$4.1 billion (2018)[4]
Number of employees
380[5]
Websitewww.kosmosenergy.com
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{{Infobox company
|name =Kosmos Energy Ltd.
|logo = :File:Kosmos-Energy-logo.png
|type =[[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{NYSE|KOS}}<br/>{{LSE|KOS}}<br/>[[Russell 1000 Index|Russell 1000 Component]]
|predecessor =
|industry =[[Petroleum industry|Oil and gas]]
|foundation =
|location =[[Dallas, Texas]], [[United States]]
|key_people = Andrew G. Inglis <small>(chairman and CEO)</small><br/>Tracey Henderson <small>(chief exploration officer)</small><ref name="OET270415">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy discovers gas offshore Mauritania |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-energy-discovers-gas-offshore-mauritania/ |newspaper=Offshore Energy Today |date=27 April 2015 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="KosmosAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/about-leadership.php |title=Leadership |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Henderson">{{cite news |title=Henderson named Kosmos chief exploration officer |work=Oil & Gas Journal |url=https://www.ogj.com/articles/2019/02/henderson-named-kosmos-chief-exploration-officer.html |date=18 February 2019 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref>
|products = Crude oil<br/>Natural gas
|assets = {{increase}} US$4.1 billion (2018)<ref name="AR2018-Revenue"/>
| num_employees = 380<ref name="AR2018-Employees">{{cite web |title=2018 Annual Report |work=Kosmos Energy |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2018/?page=54 |date=2018 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref>
| founded = 2003<!-- if known: {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} in [[city]], [[state]], [[country]] -->
| founders = {{unbulleted list|James C. Musselman|Brian F. Maxted|W. Greg Dunlevy|Paul Dailly}} <!-- or: | founders = -->
| revenue = {{increase}} US$902 million (2018)<ref name="AR2018-Revenue">{{cite web |title=2018 Annual Report |work=Kosmos Energy |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2018/?page=12 |date=2018 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref>
| profit = {{increase}} US$-94 million (2018)<ref name="AR2018-Revenue"/>
|homepage ={{URL|http://www.kosmosenergy.com/}}

}}

Due to my COI, I would prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the updates if they look ok. Beagel, perhaps you can look at this? Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 15:39, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Kosmos Energy discovers gas offshore Mauritania". Offshore Energy Today. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Leadership". Kosmos Energy. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Henderson named Kosmos chief exploration officer". Oil & Gas Journal. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "2018 Annual Report". Kosmos Energy. 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  5. ^ "2018 Annual Report". Kosmos Energy. 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

 Done Beagel (talk) 16:46, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: History[edit]

Hi there, again. I'm back to make another round of suggestions. For History, I'm asking to make the following changes to bring it this article up-to-date and also reflect some critical media coverage from earlier this year regarding the company's work in Senegal. Specific changes are as follows:

  • In the paragraph about work in Cap Boujdour: Updating verb tense to past tense
  • At the end of material regarding work in Morocco and Western Sahara: Adding sentence on Kosmos' February 2018 withdrawal
  • Marsouin-1 exploration well: Noting subsequent name change to "Bir Allah"
  • New content:
    • Adding details of a BBC Panorama documentary on Kosmos Energy's work in Senegal, summarizing the claims and response
    • Updating with major projects in 2018

You can see how these changes compare with the current article in this diff

The full updated History draft is below:

Updated History
History

Kosmos Energy was established in 2003 by founding partners James C. Musselman, Brian F. Maxted, W. Greg Dunlevy, and Paul Dailly.[1][2] Initial backing came from American private equity firms Warburg Pincus and The Blackstone Group.[3]

Kosmos made one of the world's largest recent oil discoveries in June 2007, off the coast of Ghana.[3] The company discovered the Jubilee Oil Field about 60 kilometres (37 mi) offshore.[4] The first oil from the field was produced in 2010.[5] The company and its operations in Ghana, around the time of the Jubilee discovery and work to develop the field, was the focus of Rachel Boynton's 2013 documentary-film Big Men.[6][7] The documentary was shortened and adapted into a BBC television documentary Storyville: Power, Money, Greed and Oil.[8]

Kosmos went public under the ticker symbol KOS on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10, 2011.[3] The initial public offering raised more than anticipated, selling 33 million shares at $18 each.[3] It was listed on the London Stock Exchange on August 21, 2017.[9]

Kosmos and Chevron reached a deal in June 2012, where subsidiary Chevron Global Energy Inc. received a 50% working interest in Block 45 and Block 42 in Suriname, to boost operations.[10] In May 2016, Kosmos reached a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of Hess Corp., wherein Hess acquired a 33% non-operated interest in Block 42 from Kosmos and Chevron.[11]

Kosmos began a controversial oil drilling project in the Cap Boujdour area in 2014 off the coast of the disputed territory of Western Sahara.[12] In an article from February 2015, former UN legal counsel Hans Corell stated that exploration activities by Kosmos and Glencore were in violation of the legal opinion he wrote for the UN Security Council.[13] Kosmos responded that its operations complied with international law and were consistent with the UN opinion.[12][14] Kosmos officials also told media it recognized that its work in the area must occur alongside UN-led mediation.[14][15][16]

The company said local populations in Western Sahara would benefit from the economic development of the region.[14][15] A Kosmos official told Reuters, "If we are successful, we believe responsible resource development has the potential to create significant social and economic benefits for Western Sahara and its people. We have worked in close partnership with Morocco — as the de facto administering power of the territory. They have a vital role to play in ensuring benefit sharing, among other important issues, will happen should we be successful".[14]

In 2016, Norway's Council on Ethics recommended that the country's Government Pension Fund Global exclude Kosmos Energy and Cairn Energy Plc. from its investment portfolio due to their activities in Western Sahara. In June 2016, the Financial Times quoted Kosmos correspondence with the Council on Ethics: "We fundamentally disagree with the council's assessment of our activities offshore Western Sahara, where we have spent considerable time on the ground working with local people to understand their views of oil and gas exploration. The council's decision fails to recognize that people in Western Sahara—whom we have met in hundreds of face-to-face conversations—want the economic opportunities that come from increased foreign investment."[12] Later, in February 2018, Kosmos announced its withdrawal from Morocco and Western Sahara, marking the end of 17 years of companies in the oil sector there.[17]

Kosmos made two significant gas discoveries offshore Mauritania in 2015. Kosmos discovered gas at its Tortue-1 exploration well in Block C-8 in April 2015, followed by another gas discovery in its Marsouin-1 exploration well, which was later renamed Bir Allah,[18] in the northern part of Block C-8.[19][20][21] A few kilometers south of Tortue-1, Kosmos Energy discovered gas at its Guembeul-1 exploration well offshore Senegal in January 2016.[21][22]

The company continued to make gas discoveries in 2016 and 2017, including significant natural gas resources at the Teranga-1 exploration well offshore Senegal in 2016.[23][24] In December 2016, Kosmos and BP entered a partnership in Mauritania and Senegal.[25][26] BP acquired a 62% working interest, including operatorship, of Kosmos' exploration blocks in Mauritania and a 32.49% effective working interest in Kosmos' Senegal exploration blocks.[25] The chain of ownership through which BP acquired the blocks was examined in a BBC Panorama documentary in June 2019.[27] The programme alleged corruption in dealings over the blocks before they were acquired by Kosmos, resulting in allegedly disproportionate royalties paid by BP to businessman Frank Timis. Both Kosmos and BP deny wrongdoing.[27][28][29]

In May 2017, the two companies made a major discovery off the coast of Senegal while drilling the Yakaar-1 exploration well.[23]

Senegal and Mauritania signed a cooperation agreement to allow for Kosmos and BP to develop gas resources shared by the two counties in February 2018.[30] BP and Kosmos made a final investment decision on the Tortue project in December 2018, leading to the first phase of the Tortue LNG development.[31]

Kosmos Energy acquired Deep Gulf Energy from a private equity owner for $1.23 billion, expanding Kosmos' oil and gas operations into the Gulf of Mexico, in August 2018.[32][33] In December 2018, Kosmos was reincorporated in Delaware.[34] Previously, it was incorporated in Bermuda.[35]
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Kosmos Energy was established in 2003 by founding partners James C. Musselman, Brian F. Maxted, W. Greg Dunlevy, and Paul Dailly.<ref name="DallasBiz03012011">{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2011/01/03/kosmos-energy-ceo-co-founder-retires.html |title=Kosmos CEO, co-founder retires |date=3 January 2011 | work =[[American City Business Journals|Dallas Business Journal]] |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bounds14">{{cite news |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-ceo/2014/july-august/entrepreneurs-of-the-year-ey-2014/ |title=Entrepreneurs of the year 2014 |author=Jeff Bounds |author2=Karen Nielsen |author3=Christine Perez |author4=Glenda Vosburgh |date=July 2014 |publisher=D Magazine |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Initial backing came from American private equity firms [[Warburg Pincus]] and [[The Blackstone Group]].<ref name="Selyukh11">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy IPO raises more than expected |last1=Selyukh |first1=Alina |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/kosmosenergy-ipo-idUSN1015130520110511 |newspaper=Reuters |date=10 May 2011 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos made one of the world's largest recent oil discoveries in June 2007, off the coast of Ghana.<ref name="Selyukh11"/> The company discovered the Jubilee Oil Field about {{convert|60|km}} offshore.<ref name="OT-Jubilee">{{cite web |url=http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/jubilee-field/ |title=Jubilee Field, Ghana | work = Offshore Technology |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> The first oil from the field was produced in 2010.<ref name="Aklorbortu17">{{cite web |url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/10yrs-after-oil-discovery-time-to-take-stock-kosmos-energy.html |title=10 years after oil discovery, time to take stock |author=Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu |date=27 February 2017 |publisher=Graphic Online |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> The company and its operations in Ghana, around the time of the Jubilee discovery and work to develop the field, was the focus of Rachel Boynton's 2013 [[documentary]]-film ''[[Big Men (film)|Big Men]]''.<ref name="Catsoulis14">{{cite news |title=Oil and money, and where it flows |last1=Catsoulis |first1=Jeannette |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/movies/big-men-looks-at-ghanaian-oil-discovery.html?_r=0 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=13 March 2014 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Dansby14">{{cite news |title='Big Men' is a remarkable documentary on international oil business |last1=Dansby |first1=Andrew |url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/movies/article/Big-Men-a-remarkable-documentary-on-5525475.php |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=3 June 2014 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> The documentary was shortened and adapted into a [[BBC]] television documentary ''Storyville: Power, Money, Greed and Oil''.<ref name="Storyville">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b033v5xz |title=Power, Money, Greed & Oil |publisher=[[BBC]] |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos went [[public company|public]] under the ticker symbol KOS on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] on May 10, 2011.<ref name="Selyukh11"/> The [[initial public offering]] raised more than anticipated, selling 33 million shares at $18 each.<ref name="Selyukh11"/> It was listed on the [[London Stock Exchange]] on August 21, 2017.<ref name="LSE">{{cite press release | url = https://www.lseg.com/resources/media-centre/press-releases/kosmos-energy-lists-london-stock-exchange | title = Kosmos Energy lists on London Stock Exchange | publisher = Kosmos Energy | via = London Stock Exchange | date = 21 August 2017 | accessdate = 18 October 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos and [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] reached a deal in June 2012, where subsidiary Chevron Global Energy Inc. received a 50% working interest in Block 45 and Block 42 in Suriname, to boost operations.<ref name="OET20062012">{{cite news |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/chevron-acquires-offshore-suriname-acreage/ |title=Chevron acquires offshore Suriname acreage |date=20 June 2012 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> In May 2016, Kosmos reached a farm-out agreement with a subsidiary of [[Hess Corp.]], wherein Hess acquired a 33% non-operated interest in Block 42 from Kosmos and Chevron.<ref name="OffshoreMag04052016">{{cite news |url=http://www.offshore-mag.com/articles/2016/05/hess-farms-into-block-42-offshore-suriname.html |title=Hess farms into block 42 offshore Suriname |date=4 May 2016 |publisher=Offshore-Mag.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

Kosmos began a controversial oil drilling project in the [[Cap Boujdour]] area in 2014 off the coast of the disputed territory of Western Sahara.<ref name="Milne16">{{cite news |title=Norway oil fund drops investment in Cairn and Kosmos |last1=Milne |first1=Richard |last2=Stacey |first2=Kiran |url=https://www.ft.com/content/3ed3be5a-3d19-11e6-8716-a4a71e8140b0?mhq5j=e1 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |date=28 June 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In an article from February 2015, former UN legal counsel Hans Corell stated that exploration activities by Kosmos and [[Glencore]] were in violation of the legal opinion he wrote for the UN Security Council.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Responsibility of the UN Security Council in the Case of Western Sahara|url=http://www.judicialmonitor.org/current/specialcommentary.html |accessdate=29 March 2015|publisher= International Judicial Academy}}</ref> Kosmos responded that its operations complied with international law and were consistent with the UN opinion.<ref name="Milne16"/><ref name="Noueihed14">{{cite news |title=Simmering Saharan conflict stirred by offshore oil search |last1=Noueihed |first1=Lin |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/westernsahara-oil-idUSL6N0KN1I120140113 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=13 January 2014 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> Kosmos officials also told media it recognized that its work in the area must occur alongside UN-led mediation.<ref name="Noueihed14"/><ref name="Liljas14">{{cite news |title=There's a New Terrorist Threat Emerging in Western Sahara, and the World Isn't Paying Attention |last1=Liljas |first1=Per |url=http://time.com/3085464/theres-a-new-terror-threat-emerging-in-western-sahara-and-the-world-isnt-paying-attention/ |newspaper=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=8 August 2014 |accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Landers13">{{cite news |title=A Dallas company could help diplomacy by finding oil in Western Sahara |last1=Landers |first1=Jim |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2013/12/02/a-dallas-company-could-help-diplomacy-by-finding-oil-in-western-sahara |newspaper=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |date=December 2013 |accessdate=20 July 2017}}</ref>

The company said local populations in Western Sahara would benefit from the economic development of the region.<ref name="Noueihed14"/><ref name="Liljas14"/> A Kosmos official told ''Reuters'', "If we are successful, we believe responsible resource development has the potential to create significant social and economic benefits for Western Sahara and its people. We have worked in close partnership with Morocco — as the ''de facto'' administering power of the territory. They have a vital role to play in ensuring benefit sharing, among other important issues, will happen should we be successful".<ref name="Noueihed14"/>

In 2016, [[Norway]]'s [[Government Pension Fund of Norway#The Ethical Council|Council on Ethics]] recommended that the country's Government Pension Fund Global exclude Kosmos Energy and [[Cairn Energy|Cairn Energy Plc.]] from its investment portfolio due to their activities in Western Sahara. In June 2016, the ''Financial Times'' quoted Kosmos correspondence with the Council on Ethics: "We fundamentally disagree with the council's assessment of our activities offshore Western Sahara, where we have spent considerable time on the ground working with local people to understand their views of oil and gas exploration. The council's decision fails to recognize that people in Western Sahara—whom we have met in hundreds of face-to-face conversations—want the economic opportunities that come from increased foreign investment."<ref name="Milne16"/> Later, in February 2018, Kosmos announced its withdrawal from Morocco and Western Sahara, marking the end of 17 years of companies in the oil sector there.<ref name="WSRW18">{{cite news |title=Kosmos and Cairn have pulled out of Western Sahara |work=Western Sahara Resource Watch |url=https://www.wsrw.org/a249x4080 |date=7 February 2018 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref>

Kosmos made two significant gas discoveries offshore [[Mauritania]] in 2015. Kosmos discovered gas at its Tortue-1 exploration well in Block C-8 in April 2015, followed by another gas discovery in its Marsouin-1 exploration well, which was later renamed Bir Allah,<ref name=O'Cinneide18">{{cite news |title=Kosmos and BP gear up for campaign off Mauritania and Senegal |last1=O'Cinneide |first1=Eoin |work=Upstream |url=https://static.upstreamonline.com/hardcopy/1628327/kosmos-and-bp-gear-up-for-campaign-off-mauritania-and-senegal |date=15 November 2018 |accessdate=15 October 2019}}</ref> in the northern part of Block C-8.<ref name="OET270415"/><ref name=OGJ12112015"">{{cite news |title=Kosmos makes second gas discovery offshore Mauritania |url=http://www.ogj.com/articles/2015/11/kosmos-makes-second-gas-discovery-offshore-mauritania.html |newspaper=[[Oil & Gas Journal]] |date=12 November 2015 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="OT16032016">{{cite news |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-delineates-gas-discoveries-off-mauritania-and-senegal/ |title=Kosmos delineates gas discoveries off Mauritania and Senegal |date=16 March 2016 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> A few kilometers south of Tortue-1, Kosmos Energy discovered gas at its Guembeul-1 exploration well offshore [[Senegal]] in January 2016.<ref name="OT16032016"/><ref name="Addison16">{{cite news |title=Exploration continues: Kosmos strikes gas offshore Senegal |last1=Addison |first1=Velda |url=http://www.epmag.com/exploration-continues-kosmos-strikes-gas-offshore-senegal-836586#p=full |newspaper=[[Hart Energy]] |date=27 January 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref>

The company continued to make gas discoveries in 2016 and 2017, including significant natural gas resources at the Teranga-1 exploration well offshore Senegal in 2016.<ref name="Ward17">{{cite news |title=BP and Kosmos strike gas again off Senegal |last1=Ward |first1=Andrew |url=https://www.ft.com/content/091c4a94-33e4-11e7-99bd-13beb0903fa3?mhq5j=e1 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |date=8 May 2017 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Pedigo16">{{cite news |title=Kosmos' Ternaga-1 well encounters gas offshore Senegal |last1=Pedigo |first1=Eric |url=http://www.epmag.com/kosmos-teranga-1-well-encounters-gas-offshore-senegal-847856 |newspaper=Hart Energy |date=9 May 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> In December 2016, Kosmos and [[BP]] entered a partnership in Mauritania and Senegal.<ref name="OET19122016"/><ref name="Burkhardt16">{{cite news |title=BP builds gas empire with $916 million purchase from Kosmos |last1=Burkhardt |first1=Paul |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-19/bp-to-acquire-stakes-in-west-africa-licenses-from-kosmos-energy |newspaper=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=19 December 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> BP acquired a 62% working interest, including operatorship, of Kosmos' exploration blocks in Mauritania and a 32.49% effective working interest in Kosmos' Senegal exploration blocks.<ref name="OET19122016"/> The chain of ownership through which BP acquired the blocks was examined in a [[BBC Panorama]] documentary in June 2019.<ref name="BBC-Panorama">{{cite news |title=The $10 Billion Energy Scandal |work=[[BBC Panorama]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0005q26 |date=3 June 2019 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> The programme alleged corruption in dealings over the blocks before they were acquired by Kosmos, resulting in allegedly disproportionate royalties paid by BP to businessman [[Frank Timis]]. Both Kosmos and BP deny wrongdoing.<ref name="BBC-Panorama"/><ref name="BBC-Senegal1">{{cite news |title=Senegal's Macky Sall denies BBC's corruption report against brother |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48540075 |date=6 June 2019 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="KosmosResponse">{{cite web |title=Kosmos Responds to BBC Panorama |work=Kosmos Energy |url=https://www.kosmosenergy.com/latest-news/response-to-bbc-panorama/ |date=6 June 2019 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref>

In May 2017, the two companies made a major discovery off the coast of Senegal while drilling the Yakaar-1 exploration well.<ref name="Ward17"/>

Senegal and Mauritania signed a cooperation agreement to allow for Kosmos and BP to develop gas resources shared by the two counties in February 2018.<ref name="Bavier18">{{cite news |title=Senegal, Mauritania agree to cooperate on giant offshore gas field |last1=Bavier |first1=Joe |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/senegal-mauritania-gas/senegal-mauritania-agree-to-cooperate-on-giant-offshore-gas-field-idUSL8N1PZ6OY |date=9 February 2018 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> BP and Kosmos made a final investment decision on the Tortue project in December 2018, leading to the first phase of the Tortue LNG development.<ref name=Tortue-Go">{{cite news |title=BP gives go-ahead to Tortue investment in Africa LNG push |work=Gulf Times |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/617654/BP-gives-go-ahead-to-Tortue-investment-in-Africa-L |date=27 December 2018 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref>

Kosmos Energy acquired Deep Gulf Energy from a private equity owner for $1.23 billion, expanding Kosmos' oil and gas operations into the [[Gulf of Mexico]], in August 2018.<ref name="French18">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy expands into Gulf of Mexico with $1.23 billion DGE buy |last1=French |first1=David |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-dge-m-a-kosmos-energy/kosmos-energy-expands-into-gulf-of-mexico-with-1-23-billion-dge-buy-idUKKBN1KR0J4 |date=6 August 2018 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref><ref name="TOGY18">{{cite news |title=Kosmos in Gulf of Mexico acquisition |work=The Oil & Gas Year |url=https://www.theoilandgasyear.com/news/kosmos-in-gulf-of-mexico-acquisition/ |date=18 September 2018 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> In December 2018, Kosmos was reincorporated in [[Delaware Corporation|Delaware]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000150999119000063/kos-12312018x10k.htm|title=2018 Form 10-K|last=|first=|date=2018-12-31|website=Securities and Exchange Commission|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> Previously, it was incorporated in [[Bermuda]].<ref name="10K2016P-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=8|title=2016 Form 10-K|last=|first=|date=|work=2016|publisher=Kosmos Energy|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref>

Due to my COI, I would prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the updates if they look ok. For full disclosure: I am here on behalf of Kosmos Energy, working with agency Ogilvy through my work at Beutler Ink. Beagel, can you look at this, too? Thanks for your help so far! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 20:24, 1 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

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 Done Beagel (talk) 15:51, 10 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Beagel: Thank you very much for updating the article and for your extra clean up! Your review is much appreciated. I did want to note one thing: It looks like you didn't include my proposed text surrounding the critical BBC Panorama documentary re: Senegal. I wanted to bring that up here in case that was left out accidentally. Here's the text from my draft:
  • The chain of ownership through which BP acquired the blocks was examined in a BBC Panorama documentary in June 2019.[1] The programme alleged corruption in dealings over the blocks before they were acquired by Kosmos, resulting in allegedly disproportionate royalties paid by BP to businessman Frank Timis. Both Kosmos and BP deny wrongdoing.[1][2][3]
What do you think about adding this into History where the Senegal blocks are discussed?
Thanks again for your help! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 17:20, 11 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ a b "The $10 Billion Energy Scandal". BBC Panorama. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Senegal's Macky Sall denies BBC's corruption report against brother". BBC News. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Kosmos Responds to BBC Panorama". Kosmos Energy. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

Edit request: New developments for Operations[edit]

Hi there, again. Sorry to be following up so soon, I'm back to request a couple of small new additions based on very recent developments. For Operations, I'm asking to add new discoveries in Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea. Specific changes I'm proposing are in green below -- can these new sentences be added to the relevant sections?

Updated Mauritania and Senegal
Mauritania and Senegal

Kosmos operates in the Cayar and St. Louis blocks offshore Senegal.[1] It holds a 32.51% interest in each of its two exploration licenses.[2] In Mauritania, Kosmos holds 28% stakes in four blocks.[3] It made a significant gas discovery at its Tortue-1 well in Block C-8, offshore Mauritania, in April 2015.[4] The well was drilled to test the Tortue West prospect, forming a part of the Greater Tortue complex.[4] Its next discovery offshore came at Kosmos' Marsouin-1 exploration well, later renamed Bir Allah, in the northern part of Block C-8.[5] 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).[6] Company officials said this discovery confirmed that the Tortue gas resource, which is also called Ahmeyim, straddles the maritime boundary between Senegal and Mauritania.[7] At the end of 2018, Kosmos Energy announced a final investment decision for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Project alongside BP.[8][9] 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 50 trillion cubic feet of gas.[10]

Kosmos and BP have a farm-out agreement over the joint gas discovery in Mauritania and Senegal, as well as future exploration.[11] Under the deal, Kosmos focuses on exploration, while BP controls development and production operations.[12][13] 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.[14] At the end of 2018, Kosmos Energy announced a final investment decision for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Project alongside BP.[8][9] In September 2019, Kosmos Energy confirmed gas resources at the Yakaar-2 appraisal well.[15]
Markup

Kosmos operates in the Cayar and St. Louis blocks offshore Senegal.<ref name="Ba14">{{cite news |title=Kosmos to buy into Senegal offshore blocks for $400 mln |last1=Ba |first1=Diadie |last2=Feliz |first2=Bate |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/senegal-oil-kosmos-energy-idUSL6N0RZ0QY20141004 |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |date=4 October 2014 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> It holds a 32.51% interest in each of its two exploration licenses.<ref name="LNGWorldNews">{{cite news |title=BP joins Kosmos to develop West Africa LNG export project |url=http://www.lngworldnews.com/bp-joins-kosmos-to-develop-west-africa-lng-export-project/ |newspaper=LNG World News |date=19 December 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> In Mauritania, Kosmos holds 28% stakes in four blocks.<ref name="10K2016-P18">{{cite web |url=http://www.kosmosenergy.com/annualreport/2016/?page=26 |title=2016 Form 10-K |date=2016 |page=18 |publisher=Kosmos Energy |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> It made a significant gas discovery at its Tortue-1 well in Block C-8, offshore Mauritania, in April 2015.<ref name="OET270415"/> The well was drilled to test the Tortue West prospect, forming a part of the Greater Tortue complex.<ref name="OET270415"/> Its next discovery offshore came at Kosmos' Marsouin-1 exploration well, later renamed Bir Allah, in the northern part of Block C-8.<ref name="OET12112015">{{cite news |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-hits-gas-offshore-mauritania/ |title=Kosmos in second gas discovery offshore Mauritania |date=12 November 2015 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> With results from its Ahmeyim-2 appraisal well, Kosmos estimated the Tortue West contains {{convert|15|e12cuft|abbr=off}} of gas, and the Greater Tortue Complex contains more than {{convert|20|e12cuft|abbr=off}}.<ref name="Rigzone16032016">{{cite news |title=Kosmos hits gas at Ahmeyim-2, increases Tortue resourced estimates |url=http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/143567/kosmos_hits_gas_at_ahmeyim2_increases_tortue_resources_estimates |newspaper=Rigzone |date=16 March 2016 |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Company officials said this discovery confirmed that the Tortue gas resource, which is also called Ahmeyim, straddles the maritime boundary between Senegal and Mauritania.<ref name="Addison16"/> At the end of 2018, Kosmos Energy announced a final investment decision for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Project alongside BP.<ref name="Tortue-Go"/><ref name="Tortue-FID">{{cite news |title=BP sanctions Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project |work=LNG World News |url=https://www.lngworldnews.com/bp-sanctions-greater-tortue-ahmeyim-lng-project/ |date=21 December 2019 |accessdate=23 September 2019}}</ref> 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 50 trillion cubic feet of gas.<ref name="McAllister19">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy makes major gas discovery off Mauritania |last1=McAllister |first1=Edward |last2=Pujol-Mazzini |first2=Anna |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mauritania-kosmos-energy/kosmos-energy-makes-major-gas-discovery-off-mauritania-idUSKBN1X717L |date=28 October 2019 |accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref>

Kosmos and BP have a [[farm-out agreement]] over the joint gas discovery in Mauritania and Senegal, as well as future exploration.<ref name="OET19122016">{{cite news |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/bp-teaming-up-with-kosmos-in-mauritania-and-senegal/ |title=BP teaming up with Kosmos in Mauritania and Senegal |date=19 December 2016 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> Under the deal, Kosmos focuses on exploration, while BP controls development and production operations.<ref name="Ward17"/><ref name="Burkhardt16"/> The two companies have discovered an estimated {{convert|15|e12cuft|abbr=off}} of gross Pmean gas resource at the Yakaar-1 exploration well.<ref name="OET08052017">{{cite news |url=http://www.offshoreenergytoday.com/kosmos-hits-major-gas-discovery-off-senegal/ |title=Kosmos hits ‘major’ gas discovery off Senegal |date=8 May 2017 |publisher=OffshoreEnergyToday.com |accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> At the end of 2018, Kosmos Energy announced a final investment decision for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Project alongside BP.<ref name="Tortue-Go"/><ref name="Tortue-FID"/> In September 2019, Kosmos Energy confirmed gas resources at the Yakaar-2 appraisal well.<ref name="Yakaar2">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy confirms gas at Yakaar-2 appraisal well offshore Senegal |work=Offshore Technology |url=https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/kosmos-energy-yakaar-2/ |date=23 September 2019 |accessdate=1 October 2019}}</ref>
Updated Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
In October 2017, Kosmos entered a 50:50 joint venture with Trident Energy to acquire Hess Corporation's interest in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex assets offshore Equatorial Guinea.[16] Kosmos also has interests in exploration blocks offshore Equatorial Guinea.[17][18][19] In November 2019, Kosmos announced an oil discovery at its S-5 well offshore of Equatorial Guinea.[20]
Markup
In October 2017, Kosmos entered a 50:50 joint venture with Trident Energy to acquire [[Hess Corporation]]'s interest in the Ceiba Field and Okume Complex assets offshore [[Equatorial Guinea]].<ref name="Barbee17">{{cite news |title=Hess' offshore deals haul in $2.6 billion; free cash for Bakken, Guyana |last1=Barbee |first1=Darren |url=https://www.oilandgasinvestor.com/hess-offshore-deals-haul-26-billion-free-cash-bakken-guyana-1664941#p=full |newspaper=Oil and Gas Investor |date=24 October 2017 |accessdate=13 November 2017}}</ref> Kosmos also has interests in exploration blocks offshore Equatorial Guinea.<ref name="Roelf17">{{cite news |title=Equatorial Guinea signs contract with Kosmos Energy for offshore blocks |last1=Roelf |first1=Wendell |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/africa-oil-kosmos/update-1-equatorial-guinea-signs-contract-with-kosmos-energy-for-offshore-blocks-idUSL8N1MY1RM |newspaper=[[Reuters]] |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="WorldOil23Oct17">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy picks up assets in Equatorial Guinea as Hess exits |url=http://www.worldoil.com/news/2017/10/23/kosmos-energy-picks-up-assets-in-equatorial-guinea-as-hess-exits |newspaper=World Oil |date=23 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="Kool17">{{cite news |title=Oil prices rise ahead of inventory data |last1=Kool |first1=Tom |url=https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Oil-Prices-Rise-Ahead-Of-Inventory-Data.html |newspaper=OilPrice.com |date=24 October 2017 |accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref> In November 2019, Kosmos announced an oil discovery at its S-5 well offshore of Equatorial Guinea.<ref name="Roelf19">{{cite news |title=Kosmos Energy finds oil off Equatorial Guinea: oil ministry |last1=Roelf |first1=Wendell |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-equatorialguinea-kosmos/kosmos-energy-finds-oil-off-equatorial-guinea-oil-ministry-idUSKBN1XD0GY |date=3 November 2019 |accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref>
References

References

  1. ^ Ba, Diadie; Feliz, Bate (4 October 2014). "Kosmos to buy into Senegal offshore blocks for $400 mln". Reuters. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ "BP joins Kosmos to develop West Africa LNG export project". LNG World News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 Form 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. p. 18. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference OET270415 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Kosmos in second gas discovery offshore Mauritania". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Kosmos hits gas at Ahmeyim-2, increases Tortue resourced estimates". Rigzone. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Addison16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Tortue-Go was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "BP sanctions Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project". LNG World News. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  10. ^ McAllister, Edward; Pujol-Mazzini, Anna (28 October 2019). "Kosmos Energy makes major gas discovery off Mauritania". Reuters. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  11. ^ "BP teaming up with Kosmos in Mauritania and Senegal". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ward17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Burkhardt16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Kosmos hits 'major' gas discovery off Senegal". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Kosmos Energy confirms gas at Yakaar-2 appraisal well offshore Senegal". Offshore Technology. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  16. ^ Barbee, Darren (24 October 2017). "Hess' offshore deals haul in $2.6 billion; free cash for Bakken, Guyana". Oil and Gas Investor. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  17. ^ Roelf, Wendell (23 October 2017). "Equatorial Guinea signs contract with Kosmos Energy for offshore blocks". Reuters. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Kosmos Energy picks up assets in Equatorial Guinea as Hess exits". World Oil. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  19. ^ Kool, Tom (24 October 2017). "Oil prices rise ahead of inventory data". OilPrice.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  20. ^ Roelf, Wendell (3 November 2019). "Kosmos Energy finds oil off Equatorial Guinea: oil ministry". Reuters. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

Due to my COI, I would prefer an uninvolved editor review and place the updates if they look ok. For full disclosure: I am here on behalf of Kosmos Energy, working with agency Ogilvy through my work at Beutler Ink. Beagel, can you look at this, too? Thanks in advance for considering! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 22:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Beagel (talk) 16:41, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you so much, Beagel! Appreciate your review and updating the article. Hope you have a very happy Holidays! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 16:44, 12 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Proposing article updates (2022)[edit]

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)[1][2]"
    • 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)[3]"
    • Reason for the change: Updated figure is available
    • References supporting change: 2021 Annual Report
  • For Revenue: Change "US$902 million (2018)" to "IncreaseUS$1.3 billion (2021)[3]
    • Reason for the change: Updated figure is available
    • References supporting change: 2021 Annual Report
  • For Net income: Change "US$-94 million (2018)" to "US$-77.8 million (2021)[3]"
    • Reason for the change: Updated figure is available
    • References supporting change: 2021 Annual Report
  • For Total assets: Change "US$4.1 billion (2018)" to "Increase US$4.9 billion (2021)[3]"
    • 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)[reply]

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

References

  1. ^ "Our People". Kosmos Energy. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Neal D. Shah Assumes Kosmos Energy CFO Position". Offshore Engineer. May 12, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "2021 Annual Report". Kosmos Energy. 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

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

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)[reply]

Edit request: Broken wikilink to Cape Bojador[edit]

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)[reply]

@TGKosmos  Done Ptrnext (talk) 16:27, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, User:Ptrnext! TGKosmos (talk) 22:32, 3 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Update introductory paragraph in Operations[edit]

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,[1] and has a license to explore in one block offshore São Tomé and Príncipe.[2] Previously, Kosmos operated in Morocco and Western Sahara, and carried out exploration activities in Namibia, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Suriname.[3][4][5] In December 2016, Kosmos entered into a partnership with BP in the Senegal and Mauritania exploration blocks[6] which includes the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA), a liquefied natural gas project.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[7]

References

  1. ^ Reed, Ed (October 5, 2021). "Kosmos aims to drill in three countries this year". Energy Voice. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Shell, Galp spud well offshore Sao Tome". Energy Voice. March 5, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference WSRW18 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Kosmos Sells Frontier Interests to Shell in $100-Million Deal". Journal of Petroleum Technology. September 8, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "BP partners with Kosmos Energy, signing an agreement to acquire a significant working interest". Africa Oil Week. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "MSGBC Gas Market Set For Massive Growth". Business Ghana. April 13, 2022. Retrieved April 15, 2022.

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)[reply]

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Annual Report" (PDF). pp. 10, 15. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Maslin, Elaine (December 21, 2017). "2017: Exploration hot spots". Offshore Engineer. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Mostefa Ouki (October 1, 2020). IV. GRAND TORTUE AHMEYIM LNG PROJECT and OTHER LNG HUBS (Report). Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. p. 18. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
Thanks to editors for considering. TGKosmos (talk) 17:41, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
 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)[reply]
Thank you, User:Ptrnext! TGKosmos (talk) 17:00, 14 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Update the Ghana section in Operations[edit]

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.[1] 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.[2] In addition to Jubilee, Kosmos is a partner on the TEN (Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme) project developing the Tweneboa, Enyenra, and Ntomme hydrocarbon accumulations.[3] Oil first flowed from TEN in 2016, which sits approximately 30 nautical miles (60 kilometres) off the coast of Ghana.[3][4][3]

In 2016, Kosmos owned a 24.1% stake in Jubilee and a 17% stake in TEN.[5] 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.[6] 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%.[7]

References

  1. ^ Smith, Jeff (16 December 2010). "New Oil—and a Huge Challenge—for Ghana". National Geographic. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ Grandoni, Dino (2 October 2016). "How Hillary Clinton's State Department Fought For Oil 5,000 Miles Away". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "TEN Development Project, Deepwater Tano License, Ghana". Offshore-Technology.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "2016 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 Form 10-K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. p. 15. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Kosmos Energy consolidates interests in Ghana's producing Jubilee and TEN fields". October 14, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Kulovic, Nermina (March 21, 2022). "Tullow Oil bolsters position in Ghana fields". Offshore Energy. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

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)[reply]

  • 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)[reply]
@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)[reply]

Edit request: Remaining updates for the Operations section[edit]

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.[1] Kosmos Energy paid $925 million in cash and $300 million in common stock to acquire DGE.[1] 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.[1]

Mauritania and Senegal

Kosmos has operated in the Cayar and St. Louis blocks offshore Senegal.[2] At the time of operation it held a 32.51% interest in each of the two exploration licenses.[3]

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.[4] It made a significant gas discovery at its Tortue-1 well in Block C-8, offshore Mauritania, in April 2015.[5] The well was drilled to test the Tortue West prospect, forming a part of the Greater Tortue complex.[5] Its next discovery offshore came at Kosmos' Marsouin-1 exploration well, later renamed Bir Allah, in the northern part of Block C-8.[6] 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).[7] Company officials said this discovery confirmed that the Tortue gas resource, which is also called Ahmeyim, straddles the maritime boundary between Senegal and Mauritania.[8]

Kosmos and BP have a farm-out agreement over the joint gas discovery in Mauritania and Senegal, as well as future exploration.[9] Under the deal, Kosmos focuses on exploration, while BP controls development and production operations.[10][11] 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.[12] At the end of 2018, Kosmos Energy announced a final investment decision for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG Project alongside BP.[13][14]

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.[15][16] 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.[16][15][17]

Kosmos Energy confirmed gas resources at the Yakaar-2 appraisal well offshore Senegal.[18] 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.[19][20] 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.[19][20]

Suriname

In Suriname, Kosmos operated in two exploration licensed areas.[21] It held a 50% interest in Block 45 and a 33% interest in Block 42.[21] 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.[22][23] Royal Dutch Shell acquired Kosmos Energy's offshore Suriname position in December 2020.[24]

Other African countries

Kosmos had ownership interests in six blocks offshore Sao Tome and Principe, including two blocks where Kosmos partnered with BP.[25] In 2018, Kosmos announced it would explore a number of blocks offshore with Royal Dutch Shell.[26] Shell purchased five of the Kosmos blocks in 2020.[27] As of 2022 Kosmos continues to have an interest in Block 5 in Sao Tome.[28][29]

With Galp, Kosmos ordered a 3D seismic survey of a large stretch of ocean floor.[30][31] According to The Wall Street Journal, the survey was "one of the biggest offshore oil exploration efforts of its kind in the region".[30] The survey was completed on August 20, 2017.[32]

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.[33][34] Kosmos terminated the contract in February 2020.[35]

In 2018, Kosmos Energy partnered with Royal Dutch Shell to explore blocks offshore Namibia.[26] In September 2020, Shell entered into an agreement to farm down Kosmos' portfolio of frontier exploration assets.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference French18 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ba, Diadie; Feliz, Bate (4 October 2014). "Kosmos to buy into Senegal offshore blocks for $400 mln". Reuters. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ^ "BP joins Kosmos to develop West Africa LNG export project". LNG World News. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. ^ "2021 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference OET270415 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Kosmos in second gas discovery offshore Mauritania". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Kosmos hits gas at Ahmeyim-2, increases Tortue resourced estimates". Rigzone. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Addison16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "BP teaming up with Kosmos in Mauritania and Senegal". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ward17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference Burkhardt16 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Kosmos hits 'major' gas discovery off Senegal". OffshoreEnergyToday.com. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tortue-Go was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "BP sanctions Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project". LNG World News. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  15. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AR2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ a b Ramachandran, Vijaya (March 11, 2022). "Germany Should Look to Africa for Gas, Not Russia". Foriegnpolicy.com. Retrieved May 19, 2022. Cite error: The named reference "GTA Gas" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  17. ^ Hoije, Katarina; Niang, Momar (September 1, 2022). "Gas Project in Senegal Needs $5 Billion of Investment, Sall Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  18. ^ "Kosmos Energy confirms gas at Yakaar-2 appraisal well offshore Senegal". Offshore Technology. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  19. ^ a b Spencer, Starr (May 9, 2022). "Kosmos Energy eyes increasing oil, gas production 50% by 2024". SPGlobal. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  20. ^ a b Ouki, Mostefa (October 1, 2020). "Mauritania - Senegal: an emerging New African Gas Province – is it still possible?" (PDF). Oxford Energy. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  21. ^ a b "2016 Form 10K". Kosmos Energy. 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  22. ^ Hopkins, Jon (26 June 2018). "Kosmos Energy says Anapai-1A exploration well, offshore Suriname plugged and abandoned after failing to find oil". Proactive Investor. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Kosmos Energy to abandon Suriname offshore exploration well". Offshore Technology. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  24. ^ Krauss, Clifford (January 20, 2021). "Suriname Could Be Latest Big Oil Find as Industry Cuts Costs". New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  25. ^ Bavier, Joe (23 January 2018). "BP, Kosmos win rights to two oil blocks in Sao Tome and Principe". Reuters. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Kosmos and Shell to explore off southwestern Africa". Interfax. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  27. ^ "Kosmos Sells Frontier Interests to Shell in $100-Million Deal". Journal of Petroleum Technology. September 8, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  28. ^ "Shell, Galp spud well offshore Sao Tome". Energy Voice. March 5, 2022. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  29. ^ a b Kulovic, Nermina (December 10, 2020). "Kosmos closes farm down of exploration assets to Shell". Offshore Energy. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  30. ^ a b Salvaterra, Neanda (21 May 2017). "Search for oil yields a new business model". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  31. ^ Morgan, Barry (19 April 2017). "Seismic shoot at St Louis". Upstream. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  32. ^ "CGG completes frontier 3D seismic shoot off Sao Tome". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  33. ^ "Nouvel accord entre le Congo et Kosmos Energy". Journal de Brazza. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  34. ^ "Kosmos lines up two deepwater GoM wells in 2019". Offshore. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  35. ^ "2020 Annual Report" (PDF). Kosmos Energy. 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

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)[reply]

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

Edit request: Corporate affairs, Governance and Other initiatives[edit]

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.[1][2][3]
  • 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 [4][5] Kosmos also supports the Dallas Museum of Art. It is the presenting sponsor of the Keir Collection of Islamic Art.[6][7]

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.[8] 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.[9] In addition, Kosmos has worked with the Safe Water Network to provide residents in Western Ghana with access to clean water.[10]

The company has partnered with an NGO, Le Partenariat, to sponsor programs in Senegal to improve the environment.[11][12] 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.[13] Kosmos launched the Mauritania Innovation Challenge (MIC) in August 2018, and it is modeled after the Kosmos Innovation Center.[14]

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.[15] In 2017, the company donated $56,600 worth of equipment for students studying mineral production at Anton de Kom University of Suriname.[16] Kosmos has worked with international security company Safe Start to develop and deliver a safety training program for technical schools in the country.[17][18] The company has also created hunger relief and entrepreneurship projects in Ghana.[19]

Kosmos is a supporting company of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).[20] As part of the company's transparency efforts, it began publishing project payments in 2014. It also publishes contracts and petroleum agreements,[21] and has disclosed U.S. tax payments.[22]

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference our people was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AR2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Neal D. Shah Assumes Kosmos Energy CFO Position". Offshore Engineer. May 12, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Perot Museum, Kosmos Energy team up on STEM teacher training program". The Dallas Morning News. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. ^ Hart, Michael (14 July 2015). "New STEM professional development program is launched in Dallas". THE Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Dallas Museum of Art presents 50 masterworks from rarely exhibited Keir Collection". ArtDaily. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Dallas Museum of Art opening its Keir Collection of Islamic Art Gallery". The Dallas Morning News. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ampofo17 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Yeboah, Isaac (13 February 2017). "Kosmos Innovation Center 2017 AgriTech Challenge takes off". Graphic Online. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. ^ "The Nzemaland, water and income: Kosmos' triple bottom line at work". Graphic Online. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Amélioration du cadre de vie: Kosmos Energy s'engage auprès des populations de la Langue de Barbarie" [Improvement of the living environment: Kosmos Energy commits to the populations of the Langue de Barbarie]. Ndarinfo.com (in French). 18 October 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  12. ^ "LANGUE DE BARBARIE : vers l'éradication d'au moins 80% des dépôts irréguliers de déchets". Ndarinfo.com. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Lancement du concours « Sénégal Start-Up Accelerator » pour booster les startups sénégalaises". Social Netlink. October 13, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  14. ^ "Kosmos Energy at the heart of a partnership initiative to promote entrepreneurship in Mauritania". CRIDEM. November 12, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "PTC receives practice materials from Kosmos Energy". Starnieuws. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Kosmos Energy Suriname doneert equipment van USD 56.600". Dagblad Suriname. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Kosmos Energy Suriname werkt aan veiligheidscultuur op technische scholen". De West. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  18. ^ Gompers, René (5 November 2016). "Kosmos Energy verzorgt veiligheidstraining voor scholen". Starnieuws. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  19. ^ Zadok Kwame Gyesi (November 25, 2021). "Kosmos Energy commissions 3 hunger relief projects". Graphic Online. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  20. ^ Hubert, Don; Pitman, Rob. "Past the Tipping Point? Contract Disclosure within EITI" (PDF). Natural Resource Government Initiative. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  21. ^ "Transparency in the world's oil, gas, and mining industries - the UK's contribution". Gov UK. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  22. ^ "US NGOs want Exxon ousted from global transparency board". Stabroek News. February 12, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2022.

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)[reply]

  • 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)[reply]
@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)[reply]
What did I miss? Drmies (talk) 19:39, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@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.[1][2][3]" Note, a couple of these citations won't populate here because they're the ref names that are already in the article.

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference our people was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AR2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Neal D. Shah Assumes Kosmos Energy CFO Position". Offshore Engineer. May 12, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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)[reply]

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