POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Jeffrey A. Starzec, Robert F. Bell and Troy S. Allen as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as a reporting person of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (the "Company")
pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5
and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and the applicable stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of either of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by either of such attorneys-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as either of such
attorneys-in-fact may approve in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that either of such attorneys-in-fact, or
the substitute or substitutes of either of such attorneys-in-fact, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall supersede any power of attorney previously executed
by the undersigned for the purposes outlined herein, and the authority of the
attorneys-in-fact named in any such prior powers of attorney is hereby revoked.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of
and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked as
to any attorney-in-fact by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such
attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 11th day of December, 2016.


Signature:	/s/ William P. Utt

Name: 		William P. Utt