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 September 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): ____
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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
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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:
September 25, 2007
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 |
Press
release dated September 24, 2007, entitled “CNOOC Ltd. Announces the
Startup of SES Gas Project Phase II”.
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Exhibit
99.1
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CNOOC
Ltd.
Announces the Startup of SES Gas Project Phase Ⅱ
(Hong
Kong,
September 24, 2007) - CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 883, “the Company")
announced today that PhaseⅡof Southeast Sumatra (SES) Gas Project has started
production. CNOOC SES Ltd., a CNOOC Ltd. subsidiary, acts as the
Operator. The
contractual gas delivery rate of PhaseⅡis 78.4 million cubic feet (approximately
2.22 million cubic meters) per day.
The
project is
located about 120 kilometers offshore West Java in Indonesia, with
an average
water depth of 30 meters. The development facilities in PhaseⅡinclude one
production/processing platform, one gas plant, one gas compression/processing
platform and three sub-sea pipelines. The natural gas produced
will mainly be
supplied to the power plant of the state utility company PT Perusahaan
Listrik
Negara (PLN).
Mr.
Liu Jian,
Executive Vice President of the Company expressed: “The successful
startup of SES gas project Phase Ⅱnot only boost the Company’s overseas gas
production, but also facilitate our growth with local communities by
supplying more clean energy. "
CNOOC
Ltd. holds
65.5% interest of Southeast Sumatra PSC and acts as the Operator.
The PSC
partners include INPEX Sumatra, Ltd., KNOC Sumatra Ltd., Orchard
Energy Sumatra
BV, Fortuna Resources (Sunda) Ltd., Talisman UK (Southeast Sumatra)
Ltd. and
Talisman Resources (Bahamas) Ltd.
Phase
Ⅰof
the
project has commenced production in 2006.
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End -
Notes
to Editors:
More
information about the Company is available at
http://www.cnoocltd.com.
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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 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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