Kosmos Energy LLC (Kosmos Energy) said that the government of the Republic of Ghana has approved the phase-one plan of development for the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, which includes a development plan for the associated gas. In addition, the Jubilee field unitization agreement was signed with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and approved by the government.

Kosmos Energy and its partners are executing a phased development plan for the Jubilee field, which is located on the West Cape Three Points block and adjacent Deepwater Tano block.

Kosmos Energy, technical operator for development of the Jubilee field and operator of the West Cape Three Points block, expects first oil production to begin in late 2010. The company believes that phase-one development will produce in excess of the planned 300 million barrels of recoverable oil. The designed production capacity of phase one is 120,000 barrels of crude per day.

“The approval of the plan of development by the Ghanaian government is a crucial milestone on the path to first oil,” said Brian F. Maxted, Kosmos, chief operating officer. “We are deeply gratified that the development process is advancing in a timely manner, which is in the best interests of all parties involved. We look forward to continuing our business relationship with all our project partners, including GNPC, as we develop one of the globe’s premier oil discoveries.

“We are especially delighted that Kosmos Energy can make a significant contribution to the development of the Ghanaian economy by enabling construction of the country’s energy infrastructure,” Maxted continued. “Kosmos Energy and its Jubilee field partners are providing the first 200 billion cubic feet of natural gas to GNPC at no cost to help fund the development and construction of the country’s initial gas infrastructure.”

The Jubilee development is based on a conventional subsea design located in about 1,300 meters of water using a turret-moored floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The phase-one development plan calls for up to 17 wells, including up to nine oil producers, five water injection wells and three gas injection wells. Water, and possibly gas, injection wells are intended to enhance production and maximize oil recovery by maintaining reservoir pressure. The development process has been designed so that produced gas will be available for export to shore and/or re-injected into the reservoir, thereby eliminating gas flaring.

Kosmos Energy estimates that the Jubilee field could potentially hold recoverable oil and gas reserves of between 650 million barrels to two billion barrels of oil equivalent. The company will be better positioned to estimate its total Ghanaian hydrocarbon resource base and potential future production levels after it conducts additional appraisal of the Jubilee field and its other three oil discoveries offshore Ghana –Tweneboa, Mahogany Deep and Odum.

Along with its partners, Kosmos Energy plans to execute an exploration and appraisal drilling program on its Ghanaian acreage in 2009, including the appraisal of the company’s 2009 discoveries, Tweneboa and Mahogany Deep, and the continued appraisal and initial development of the Jubilee field. Kosmos Energy and its field partners currently have three rigs under contract: the Eirik Raude and Atwood Hunter semisubmersible rigs and the Aban Abraham drillship.

Kosmos Energy’s Mahogany-1 exploration well discovered the Jubilee field offshore West Africa during the last decade. The company and its license partners have drilled seven consecutive successful exploration and appraisal wells for a 100% success rate for all the wells the company has drilled to date offshore Ghana.

Jubilee Unit – Development

Kosmos Energy is the technical operator for development of the Jubilee Unit and holds a 23.491% interest in the unit. An affiliate of Tullow Oil plc (Tullow Oil) is the unit operator and has a 34.705% interest in the unit. Other unit interest holders include an affiliate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation with a 23.491% interest; Sabre Oil & Gas with a 2.813% interest; EO Group with a 1.750% interest; and GNPC with a 13.750%, after having exercised its applicable back-in rights for field development.

West Cape Three Points Block

Kosmos Energy is the operator of the West Cape Three Points block in which the company holds a 30.875% interest. An affiliate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has a 30.875% interest; an affiliate of Tullow Oil has a 22.896% interest; the EO Group has a 3.5% interest; Sabre Oil & Gas has a 1.854% interest; and GNPC has a 10% carried interest.

Deepwater Tano Block

Kosmos Energy holds an 18% interest in the Deepwater Tano block. An affiliate of Tullow Oil operates the block with a 49.95% interest. An affiliate of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has an 18% interest; Sabre Oil & Gas has a 4.05% interest; and GNPC has a 10% carried interest.