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Kosmos Energy Ltd.

NYSE:KOS
US$2.59Close 7 Oct 2026 · delayed

Past year: ▲ 65%(90.7c – 3.08 USD)

Market cap
A$2.18bn
Shares on issue
595m
In-ground value
A$568m
Risked multiple
0.07×
Story beats
29 since 2013
Last event
22 June 2026

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6 Oct 2020debt financing▼ BadMajor

Kosmos converted its June crude-prepayment deal with Trafigura into a formal $200 million secured term loan against its Gulf of Mexico assets (with a Beal Bank affiliate also lending), at around a 6% margin -- costly debt reflecting how tight liquidity was during the pandemic oil crash.

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14 Sept 2020asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor

Kosmos agreed to sell its frontier exploration acreage in Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Suriname and South Africa to Shell for $96 million upfront plus up to $100 million more if exploration pays off -- raising cash by exiting early-stage exploration bets during the 2020 downturn.

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3 Aug 2020quarterly activities report▼ Bad

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $127.3 million and a net loss of $199.4 million for the period ended 2020-06-30.

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3 Aug 2020quarterly activities report▼ Bad

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $127.3 million and a net loss of $199.4 million for the period ended 2020-06-30.

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10 July 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

BlackRock, Inc reported a Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding of 43,487,216 shares (10.70% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.

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2 July 2020debt financing▼ BadMajor

With its stock near delisting territory, Kosmos raised up to $200 million by pre-selling future Gulf of Mexico crude to trading house Trafigura -- an unconventional financing move to shore up liquidity during the 2020 oil-price collapse.

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11 June 2020director interest notice● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. director Steven Sterin received 70,834 shares as part of the equity award.

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11 June 2020director interest notice● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. director Adebayo O. Ogunlesi received 70,834 shares as part of the equity award.

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11 June 2020director interest notice● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. director Sir Richard Billing Dearlove received 70,834 shares as part of the equity award.

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11 June 2020director interest notice● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. director Deanna L Goodwin received 70,834 shares as part of the equity award.

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11 June 2020director interest notice● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. director Lisa Ann Davis received 70,834 shares as part of the equity award.

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12 May 2020director interest notice● Neutral

Nealesh D. Shah became a Kosmos Energy Ltd. SVP and CFO and company insider (initial ownership filing).

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11 May 2020quarterly activities report▼ Bad

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $177.8 million and a net loss of $182.8 million for the period ended 2020-03-31.

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11 May 2020quarterly activities report▼ Bad

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $177.8 million and a net loss of $182.8 million for the period ended 2020-03-31.

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23 Apr 2020listing compliance notice▼ BadMajor

Kosmos's stock fell far enough during the COVID oil-price crash that the NYSE warned it risks delisting for trading below the $1 minimum share-price rule; Kosmos has until December 2020 to recover and is considering a reverse stock split if needed.

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24 Feb 2020quarterly activities report▼ Bad

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported a quarterly net loss of $35.8 million for the period ended 2019-12-31.

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18 Feb 2020material agreement▲ GoodMajor

Kosmos and its Mauritania/Senegal partners signed a 10-year LNG sale contract with BP to buy about 2.45 million tonnes/year from the Greater Tortue/Ahmeyim project once it starts up -- the key commercial milestone locking in a buyer for the project's gas.

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14 Feb 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

Capital World Investors ** reported no remaining Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding in its periodic institutional filing.

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14 Feb 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

Blackstone Family GP L.L.C, BCP IV GP L.L.C, Blackstone Holdings III L.P, Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P, Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C, Stephen A. Schwarzman reported no remaining Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding in its periodic institutional filing.

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13 Feb 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

Hotchkis and Wiley Capital Management, LLC reported a Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding of 30,239,074 shares (7.53% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.

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11 Feb 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, L.P, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, Inc reported a Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding of 33,085,713 shares (8.24% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.

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7 Feb 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

Warburg Pincus Private Equity VIII, L.P, Warburg Pincus International Partners, L.P, WP-WPVIII Investors GP L.P, WP-WPIP Investors GP L.P, WPP GP LLC, Warburg Pincus Partners, L.P, Warburg Pincus Partners GP LLC, Warburg Pincus & Co, Warburg Pincus LLC, Charles R. Kaye, Joseph P. Landy reported no remaining Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding in its periodic institutional filing.

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7 Feb 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

BlackRock, Inc disclosed a new substantial Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding (6.10% of votes).

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28 Jan 2020substantial holder notice● Neutral

Wellington Management Group LLP, Wellington Group Holdings LLP, Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, Wellington Management Company LLP disclosed a new substantial Kosmos Energy Ltd. shareholding (8.90% of votes).

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4 Nov 2019quarterly activities report● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $357.0 million and net income of $16.1 million for the period ended 2019-09-30.

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4 Nov 2019quarterly activities report● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $357.0 million and net income of $16.1 million for the period ended 2019-09-30.

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16 Sept 2019securities registration● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. amended its automatic shelf registration statement.

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5 Aug 2019quarterly activities report● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $395.9 million and net income of $16.8 million for the period ended 2019-06-30.

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5 Aug 2019quarterly activities report● Neutral

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $395.9 million and net income of $16.8 million for the period ended 2019-06-30.

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6 May 2019quarterly activities report▼ Bad

Kosmos Energy Ltd. reported quarterly revenue of $296.8 million and a net loss of $52.9 million for the period ended 2019-03-31.

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