UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of August 2009
Commission
File Number 1-14966
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CNOOC
Limited
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(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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65th
Floor
Bank
of China Tower
One
Garden Road
Central,
Hong Kong
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form
20-F
X
Form 40-F
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____
Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Yes
No X
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If "Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not
applicable
Signature
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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CNOOC
Limited
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By:
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/s/
Xiao Zongwei
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Name:
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Xiao
Zongwei
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Title:
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Joint
Company Secretary
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Dated:
August 13, 2009
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated August 13, 2009, entitled “CNOOC Ltd Makes
New Discovery in Bohai Bay”.
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99.2
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Announcement
dated August 13, 2009, entitled “Date of Board
Meeting”.
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Exhibit
99.1
中国海洋石油有限公司
CNOOC
LIMITED
For
Immediate Release
CNOOC
Ltd Makes New Discovery in Bohai Bay
(Hong Kong, Aug 13, 2009) - CNOOC Limited (the “Company" or “CNOOC Ltd.”, NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 0883) announced today that the Company has
successfully made a new discovery – Qinhuangdao(QHD)35-4 in Shijiutuo Uplift of Bohai Bay.
New discovery QHD35-4 is located
in the south of Shijiutuo Uplift in the north central of Bohai Bay, and about 38
kilometers western of QHD32-6 oilfield.
The Company has drilled wells on this structure before. The discovery well QHD35-4-3 penetrated oil pay zones with total
thickness of 21.4 meters
and proved QHD35-4 a middle-size oilfield. The well drilled to a total depth of 2,215 meters, with water depth of about 26
meters.
During the drill stem test, the well was tested to flow at an
average rate of 1,700 barrels of oil and 400 thousand cubic feet of natural gas
per day via 11.11mm choke.
Mr. Zhu Weilin, Executive Vice President
of the Company and General Manager of Exploration Department commented, “New discovery QHD 35-4 is one of
discoveries the Company has made around Shijiutuo Uplift. This area is expected to become new growth point of
our reserves.”
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End –
Notes
to Editors:
More
information about the Company is available at
http://www.cnoocltd.com.
This press release
includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements
regarding expected
future events, business prospectus or financial results. The words
“believe,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” “plan,”
“predict” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. These statements are based on assumptions and analyses
made by us that we believe are reasonable under the
circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will
meet our expectations and predictions depend on a number of risks and
uncertainties which could cause our actual results, performance and financial
condition to differ materially from our expectations. For a
description of these and other risks and uncertainties, please see the documents
we file from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our 2007 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 26,
2008.
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For further
enquiries, please contact:
Mr. Xiao
Zongwei
Joint Company
Secretary and General Manager of Investor Relations Department
CNOOC
Limited
Tel:
+86-10-8452-1646
Fax:
+86-10-8452-1441
E-mail: xiaozw@cnooc.com.cn
Ms. Sharon
Fung
Ketchum Newscan
Public Relations Ltd
Tel: +852-3141-8082
Fax:
+852-2510-8199
E-mail: Sharon.fung@knprhk.com
Exhibit
99.2
Hong
Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make no
representation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any
liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the
whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.
(Incorporated
in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance)
(Stock
Code: 883)
DATE
OF BOARD MEETING
The board of directors (the "Board") of CNOOC Limited (the "Company") announces that a meeting of the Board will be held on
Wednesday, 26 August 2009, whereat the Board will, amongst other
matters, approve the release of the interim results of the Company and its
subsidiaries for the six
months ended 30 June 2009 and consider the payment of an interim
dividend.
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By
Order of the Board
CNOOC
Limited
Xiao
Zongwei
Joint
Company Secretary
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Hong
Kong, 13 August 2009
As at the
date of this announcement, the Board comprises:
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Executive
Directors
Fu
Chengyu (Chairman)
Yang
Hua
Wu
Guangqi
Non-executive
Directors
Zhou
Shouwei
Cao
Xinghe
Wu
Zhenfang
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Independent
Non-executive Directors
Edgar
W. K. Cheng
Chiu
Sung Hong
Lawrence
J. Lau
Tse
Hau Yin, Aloysius
Wang
Tao
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