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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.[11][12] Initial backing came from American private equity firms Warburg Pincus and The Blackstone Group.[13]
Kosmos made one of the world's largest recent oil discoveries in June 2007, off the coast of Ghana.[13]The company discovered the Jubilee Oil Field about 60 kilometres (37 mi) offshore.[8] The first oil from the field was produced in 2010.[14] 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.[9][10] The documentary was shortened and adapted into a BBC television documentary Storyville: Power, Money, Greed and Oil.[15]
Kosmos went public under the ticker symbol KOS on the New York Stock Exchange on May 10, 2011.[13]The initial public offering raised more than anticipated, selling 33 million shares at $18 each.[13]It was listed on the London Stock Exchange on August 21, 2017.[16]