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 May 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:
May 8, 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 May 8, 2009, entitled “CNOOC Ltd. Filed 2008 Annual Report
on Form 20-F”.
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Exhibit
99.1
For
Immediate Release
CNOOC
Ltd. Filed 2008 Annual Report on Form 20-F
(Hong
Kong,
May 8,
2009) -
CNOOC Limited (the
“Company"
or “CNOOC Ltd.”,
NYSE:
CEO, SEHK: 0883)
announced today it has filed with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
its 2008
annual report on Form 20-F
(“annual
report”).
This annual
report is available
on the Company’s
website at http://www.cnoocltd.com/investor/channel/Investor_FormReport.asp and
will also be available on the
SEC′s
website at http://www.sec.gov.
To
request a hard copy of the annual report, including the complete audited
financial statements free of charge, please contact:
Mr.
Cao
Yan
IR Manager
of Investor Relations Department
CNOOC
Limited
Tel:
+86-10-8452-1417
Fax:
+86-10-8452-1441
E-mail:
caoyan@cnooc.com.cn
- 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 2008 Annual
Report on Form 20-F filed on May 8, 2009.
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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