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 2007
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
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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/
Kang Xin
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Name:
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Kang
Xin
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Title:
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Company
Secretary
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Dated:
August 20, 2007
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 |
Announcement dated
August 17, 2007, entitled “Date of Board Meeting”.
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Exhibit
99.1
(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,
29
August 2007, 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 2007 and consider
the
payment of an interim
dividend.
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By
Order of the Board
CNOOC
Limited
Kang
Xin
Company
Secretary
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Hong
Kong,
17 August 2007
As
at the
date of this announcement, the Board comprises:
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Executive
Directors
Fu
Chengyu (Chairman)
Zhou
Shouwei
Wu
Guangqi
Yang
Hua
Non-executive
Directors
Luo
Han
Cao
Xinghe
Wu
Zhenfang
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Independent
Non-executive Directors
Edgar
W. K. Cheng
Chiu
Sung Hong
Evert
Henkes
Lawrence
J. Lau
Tse
Hau Yin, Aloysius
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