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 July 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
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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): ____
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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:
July 28, 2009
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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99.1
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Press
release dated July 28, 2009, entitled “CNOOC Ltd. Announces New Discovery
JZ20-2N in Bohai Bay”
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中国海洋石油有限公司
CNOOC
LIMITED
For
Immediate Release
CNOOC
Ltd. Announces New Discovery JZ20-2N in Bohai Bay
(Hong
Kong,
July 28,
2009) -
CNOOC Limited (the “Company"
or “CNOOC
Ltd.”,
NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 0883)
announced
today that the Company has successfully drilled
a
new
discovery
– JinZhou (JZ)
20-2N.
JZ
20-2N is
located in the northeast of
Liaodong Bay,
about 4 kilometers
north
to JZ
20-2
gas
field.
The
discovery well JZ
20-2N-1 penetrated
oil pay zones with total thickness of 33.4 meters.
The well drilled
to a total depth of 3,720 meters, with water
depth of about 16
meters.
The
well was tested to flow at an average rate of 1,900 barrels
of oil and 3,450 thousand
cubic feet of natural gas per day via 8.73mm choke.
Mr.
Zhu Weilin, Executive Vice President
of the Company and General Manager of Exploration Department commented, “This
year we
have found a
series of discoveries including BZ
2-1, QHD 29-2 and JZ 20-2N. We
believe they will
contribute to
the
Company’s
mid to
long
term reserve growth.”
The
Company is making appraisal for
JZ 20-2N to
determine its reserve scale and commerciality.
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End
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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