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Cobalt International Energy (CIE) Reports Purchase and Sale Agreement with Sonangol Terminated

August 23, 2016 7:32 AM EDT

Cobalt International Energy (NYSE: CIE) disclosed in an SEC filing:

On August 22, 2016, the purchase and sale agreement (the Purchase and Sale Agreement) between Cobalt International Energy Angola Ltd. (Cobalt Angola), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (the Company), and Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola-Empresa Pública (Sonangol) was automatically terminated pursuant to its terms.

On August 22, 2015, Cobalt Angola executed the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Sonangol for the sale by... More