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Commission on November 15, 2018</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM S-8</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Kosmos Energy Ltd. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><B>Bermuda</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 34%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>98-0686001</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or other jurisdiction of </FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(I.R.S. Employer </FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Clarendon House</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>2 Church Street</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Hamilton HM
        11, Bermuda</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>(441) 295-5950
        (t)</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term
Incentive Plan </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Full title of the plan)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-left: 11.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 27%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Jason E. Doughty</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>SVP, General
        Counsel and Secretary</B></P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>c/o Kosmos Energy,
        LLC</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>8176 Park Lane,
        Suite 500</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><B>Dallas, TX 75231</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; background-color: white"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white"><B>(214)
        445-9600 (t)</B></FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><I>With a copy to:</I></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Jeffrey P. Crandall </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Davis Polk &amp; Wardwell LLP</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>450 Lexington Avenue</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, NY 10017</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(212) 450-4000 (t)</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See
the definitions of &ldquo;large accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;accelerated filer,&rdquo; &ldquo;smaller reporting company&rdquo;
and &ldquo;emerging growth company&rdquo; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%; font-size: 10pt"><B>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;</B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt"><B>Accelerated filer </B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Non-accelerated filer </B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><B>&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Smaller reporting company </B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Emerging Growth Company </B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt double; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 38%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">Amount to be Registered (1)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share (2)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">Amount of <BR>
Registration Fee (3)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 9.35pt; text-indent: -9.35pt">Common Shares, par value $0.01, to be issued under the Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">11,000,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">$5.85 </TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">$64,295,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">$7,792.55</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt double; padding-left: 9.35pt; text-indent: -9.35pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Total</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt double; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">11,000,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt double; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">$5.85</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt double; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">$64,295,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1.5pt double; text-align: right; padding-right: 5pt; padding-left: 5pt">$7,792.55</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(1)</TD><TD>This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;) covers common shares, par value $0.01 per
share (&ldquo;Common Shares&rdquo;), of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;) (i) issuable
pursuant to the Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of March 27, 2018 (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;),
(ii) to be issued in the future under the Plan and (iii) pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&ldquo;Securities Act&rdquo;), any additional Common Shares that may become issuable under the Plan by reason of any share dividend,
share split or other similar transaction.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(2)</TD><TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the
                                                            Securities Act. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share represents the average of the high and low prices reported for
                                                            a Common Share on the New York Stock Exchange on November 12, 2018.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">(3)</TD><TD>Rounded up to the nearest penny.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXPLANATORY NOTE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal; background-color: white">This
Registration Statement has been prepared and filed pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction E
to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional 11,000,000 Common Shares that are issuable at any time or from time to
time under the Plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to General Instruction E, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
for the Plan with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) on October 10, 2015 (Registration No. 333-207259),
including the documents incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except
as supplemented by the information set forth below.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">PART
I</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-weight: normal">The
information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the introductory note to Part I of the Form S-8 instructions. The documents containing
the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as required by Rule 428(b)(1).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PART II<BR>
<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">The following documents are incorporated
herein by reference:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Company&rsquo;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Commission on February 26,
2018 (Registration No. 001-35167).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;All
reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;),
since December 31, 2017.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the Company&rsquo;s share capital which is contained in the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration
No. 001-35167), dated May 9, 2011, including any amendments or supplements thereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9;All documents filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to shareholders or document or current report
furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed under such provisions. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Not applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Item 8. Exhibits.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">Exhibit Number&nbsp;</P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000104746911004005/a2203496zex-4_1.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Specimen share certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed April 25, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000104746911002506/a2202567zex-3_1.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed March 23, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000104746911002506/a2202567zex-3_2.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Memorandum of Association of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, dated March 31, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1509991/000110465911026915/a10-19578_17ex4.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Bye-laws of&nbsp;Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated May 6, 2011 (Commission File No. 001-35167)).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex0500.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinion of <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited</FONT> (filed herewith).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex2301.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Ernst &amp; Young LLP</FONT> (filed herewith).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex2302.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Consent of Ryder Scott.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex0500.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Consent of Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(included in Exhibit 5).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex2304.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP (Deep Gulf Energy LP)</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex2305.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP (DGE II Management, LLC)</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex2306.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP (DGE III Management, LLC)</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="dp96264_ex2307.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><A HREF="#poa" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereof).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99</FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="dp96264_ex9900.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; text-decoration: underline">Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of March 27, 2018) (filed herewith).</A></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
Dallas, Texas, on the <FONT STYLE="color: #1C1C1C">15th</FONT> day of November, 2018.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>KOSMOS ENERGY LTD. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 11pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Jason E. Doughty</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; padding-left: 0.25in; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; padding-left: 0.25in; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Name: </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jason E. Doughty</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.25in; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">SVP, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><A NAME="poa"></A><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">&#9;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Andrew G. Inglis, Thomas P. Chambers
and Jason E. Doughty acting singly, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda
together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other
documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) take any and all actions which may be necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact
or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 31%; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: center">
        <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Signature</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 37%; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
        <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">Title</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
        <P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">Date</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: center">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Andrew G. Inglis</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Andrew G.
Inglis</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT><BR>
<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: center">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Thomas P. Chambers</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Thomas P.
Chambers</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(principal financial officer)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: center">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Paul M. Nobel</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Paul M. Nobel</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(principal accounting officer)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: center">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Brian F. Maxted</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Brian F.
Maxted</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: center">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Sir Richard B. Dearlove</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Sir Richard
B. Dearlove</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
David I. Foley</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">David I.
Foley</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Deanna L. Goodwin</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Deanna L.
Goodwin</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
David B. Krieger</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">David B.
Krieger</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 10pt 0pt 0pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 9.35pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -9.35pt">Adebayo
O. Ogunlesi</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 37%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 10pt">Director</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">/s/
Chris Tong</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 9.35pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -9.35pt">Chris
Tong</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 10pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Director</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">November
    15, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">EXHIBIT INDEX</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">Exhibit Number&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Specimen share certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed April 25, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed March 23, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Memorandum of Association of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, dated March 31, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Bye-laws of&nbsp;Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to the Company&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated May 6, 2011 (Commission File No. 001-35167)).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Opinion of <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited</FONT> (filed herewith).</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Consent of <FONT STYLE="background-color: white">Ernst &amp; Young LLP</FONT> (filed herewith).</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Consent of Ryder Scott.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">Consent of Conyers Dill &amp; Pearman Limited</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(included in Exhibit 5).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte
    &amp; Touche LLP (Deep Gulf Energy LP)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte
    &amp; Touche LLP (DGE II Management, LLC)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Deloitte
    &amp; Touche LLP (DGE III Management, LLC)</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Netherland,
    Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; width: 10%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">24</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt; width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereof).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">99</FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated
        as of March 27, 2018) (filed herewith).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P></TD></TR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 15, 2018
Registration No. 333-__________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Kosmos Energy Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified
in its charter)
Bermuda
98-0686001
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton HM
        11, Bermuda
(441) 295-5950
        (t)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term
Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Jason E. Doughty
SVP, General
        Counsel and Secretary
c/o Kosmos Energy,
        LLC
8176 Park Lane,
        Suite 500
Dallas, TX 75231
(214)
        445-9600 (t)
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Jeffrey P. Crandall
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000 (t)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See
the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company"
and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
Emerging Growth Company
o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share (2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee (3)
Common Shares, par value $0.01, to be issued under the Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan
11,000,000
$5.85
$64,295,000
$7,792.55
Total
11,000,000
$5.85
$64,295,000
$7,792.55
(1)
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") covers common shares, par value $0.01 per
share ("Common Shares"), of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (the "Company" or the "Registrant") (i) issuable
pursuant to the Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan, amended and restated as of March 27, 2018 (the "Plan"),
(ii) to be issued in the future under the Plan and (iii) pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), any additional Common Shares that may become issuable under the Plan by reason of any share dividend,
share split or other similar transaction.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) and Rule 457(c) under the
                                                            Securities Act. The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share represents the average of the high and low prices reported for
                                                            a Common Share on the New York Stock Exchange on November 12, 2018.
(3)
Rounded up to the nearest penny.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
Registration Statement has been prepared and filed pursuant to and in accordance with the requirements of General Instruction E
to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering an additional 11,000,000 Common Shares that are issuable at any time or from time to
time under the Plan.  Pursuant to General Instruction E, the contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed
for the Plan with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 10, 2015 (Registration No. 333-207259),
including the documents incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except
as supplemented by the information set forth below.
PART
I
The
information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this filing in accordance with the provisions
of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the introductory note to Part I of the Form S-8 instructions. The documents containing
the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the Plan as required by Rule 428(b)(1).
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated
herein by reference:
(a)  The
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Commission on February 26,
2018 (Registration No. 001-35167).
(b)  All
reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
since December 31, 2017.
(c)  The
description of the Company's share capital which is contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration
No. 001-35167), dated May 9, 2011, including any amendments or supplements thereto.
All documents filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents; except as to any portion of any future annual or quarterly report to shareholders or document or current report
furnished under current Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K that is not deemed filed under such provisions. Any statement contained
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
4.1
Specimen share certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed April 25, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).
4.2
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed March 23, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).
3
4.3
Memorandum of Association of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, dated March 31, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).
4.4
Bye-laws of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated May 6, 2011 (Commission File No. 001-35167)).
5
Opinion of
Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
(filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of
Ernst & Young LLP
(filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Ryder Scott.
23.3
Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
(included in Exhibit 5).
23.4
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (Deep Gulf Energy LP)
23.5
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (DGE II Management, LLC)
23.6
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (DGE III Management, LLC)
23.7
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
24
Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereof).
99
Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of March 27, 2018) (filed herewith).
4
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
Dallas, Texas, on the
15th
day of November, 2018.
KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.
By:
/s/ Jason E. Doughty
Name:
Jason E. Doughty
Title:
SVP, General Counsel and Secretary
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each individual whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Andrew G. Inglis, Thomas P. Chambers
and Jason E. Doughty acting singly, his or her true and lawful agent, proxy and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to (i) act on, sign and
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any subsequent registration
statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or the Companies Act 1981 of Bermuda
together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii) act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other
documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) take any and all actions which may be necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith, granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes
as he or she might or could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact
or any of their substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Andrew G. Inglis
Andrew G.
Inglis
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
November
    15, 2018
/s/
Thomas P. Chambers
Thomas P.
Chambers
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
November
    15, 2018
/s/
Paul M. Nobel
Paul M. Nobel
Senior Vice President and Chief
Accounting Officer
(principal accounting officer)
November
    15, 2018
/s/
Brian F. Maxted
Brian F.
Maxted
Director
November
    15, 2018
/s/
Sir Richard B. Dearlove
Sir Richard
B. Dearlove
Director
November
    15, 2018
/s/
David I. Foley
David I.
Foley
Director
November
    15, 2018
/s/
Deanna L. Goodwin
Deanna L.
Goodwin
Director
November
    15, 2018
/s/
David B. Krieger
David B.
Krieger
Director
November
    15, 2018
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/s/
Adebayo O. Ogunlesi
Adebayo
O. Ogunlesi
Director
November
    15, 2018
/s/
Chris Tong
Chris
Tong
Director
November
    15, 2018
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
4.1
Specimen share certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed April 25, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).
4.2
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed March 23, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).
4.3
Memorandum of Association of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, dated March 31, 2011 (Commission File No. 333-171700)).
4.4
Bye-laws of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated May 6, 2011 (Commission File No. 001-35167)).
5
Opinion of
Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
(filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of
Ernst & Young LLP
(filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Ryder Scott.
23.3
Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited
(included in Exhibit 5).
23.4
Consent of Deloitte
    & Touche LLP (Deep Gulf Energy LP)
23.5
Consent of Deloitte
    & Touche LLP (DGE II Management, LLC)
23.6
Consent of Deloitte
    & Touche LLP (DGE III Management, LLC)
23.7
Consent of Netherland,
    Sewell & Associates, Inc.
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Power of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereof).
99
Kosmos Energy Ltd. Long Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated
        as of March 27, 2018) (filed herewith).