kosmos energy (nyse: kos) is a leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on frontier and emerging areas along the atlantic margin. our assets include existing production and other major development projects offshore ghana, major discoveries offshore mauritania and senegal, as well as exploration licenses with significant hydrocarbon potential offshore mauritania, morocco, senegal, suriname, and western sahara. as an ethical and transparent company, kosmos is committed to doing things the right way. the company’s business principles articulate our commitment to transparency, ethics, human rights, safety and the environment. kosmos was founded in 2003 with the goal of creating value for all our stakeholders, including investors, employees and the governments and citizens of our host countries. we strive to be as good above the ground as we are below it, knowing that corporate responsibility underpins our ability to create lasting value. as such, we are co