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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS
We hereby consent to the reference of our firm and to the use of our reports effective December 31, 2011; December 31, 2010; and December 31, 2009, dated February 16, 2012; February 3, 2011; and February 2, 2010, respectively, in the Kosmos Energy Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, to be filed as Amendment No. 1 with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission on or about January 28, 2013.
| NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ C.H. (SCOTT) REES III, P.E. C.H. (Scott) Rees III, P.E. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Dallas, Texas
January 28, 2013
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS