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 November 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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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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Dated:
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November 29,
2007
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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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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 November 27, 2007, entitled “CNOOC Ltd. Announces the
Startup of New Platform of PL 19-3 Oil
Field.”
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Exhibit
99.1
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CNOOC
Ltd.
Announces the Startup of New Platform of PL 19-3 Oil Field
(Hong
Kong, November
27, 2007) - CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 883, “the Company") announced today
that Platform C of Phase Ⅱ of Penglai (PL)
19-3 has
come on stream successfully.
This
is the first
Wellhead Platform starting production in Phase Ⅱdevelopment of
PL19-3. The
development facilities in PhaseⅡof PL19-3 include:
5
wellhead platforms, a central processing facility and a world-class FPSO, with
a
designed processing capacity of 190,000 barrels of oil per day.
PL19-3
oil field is
located in Block 11/05 in Bohai Bay, the largest oil field offshore China
currently. The field is jointly developed by CNOOC Ltd. and ConocoPhillips
China
Inc. (COPC). CNOOC Ltd. holds 51% interest of PL 19-3 and the Operator, COPC
holds the rest 49%.
Phase
Ⅰof
PL 19-3 has started
production successfully in December 2002.
Mr.
Liu Jian,
Executive Vice President of the Company commented, ”With joint efforts of the
Company and our partner COPC, the successful startup of Platform C indicated
an
important progress in development of Phase Ⅱof PL 19-3 oil
field. Our
continuing mutual cooperation will facilitate production of PL 19-3 on full
scale at an early date.”
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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
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“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 2006 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 29,
2007.
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For
further enquiries, please contact:
Mr.
Xiao Zongwei
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.
Carol Wong
Account
Manager
Ketchum
Hong
Kong
Tel:
+852-3141-8098
Fax:
+852-2510-8199
E-mail:
carol.wong@knprhk.com
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