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 December 2017

 

Commission File Number 1-14966

 

CNOOC Limited 

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

65th Floor 

Bank of China Tower 

One Garden Road 

Central, Hong Kong 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

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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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.

 

 

 

      CNOOC Limited  
         
         
  By:   /s/ Jiewen Li  
  Name:   Jiewen Li  
  Title:   Joint Company Secretary  

 

Dated: December 8, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

99.1   Press Release entitled “The New Gas Field Discovery in Bohai Is Expected to Provide Quality Clean Energy in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region”

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

中國海洋石油有限公司

CNOOC LIMITED

 

For Immediate Release

 

The New Gas Field Discovery in Bohai Is Expected to Provide Quality Clean Energy in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

 

(Hong Kong, December 8, 2017) - CNOOC Limited (the “Company”, SEHK: 00883, NYSE: CEO, TSX: CNU) announced that the Company has recently made a mid-sized natural gas field discovery Bozhong 19-6 in Bohai.

 

Bozhong 19-6 trap is located in the southwest sag of Bozhong south central Bohai, with an average water depth of about 22 meters.

 

The discovery well Bozhong 19-6-1 is drilled and completed at a depth of 4,181 meters and encountered oil pay zones with a total thickness of approximately 25 meters and gas reservoir with a total thickness of about 348 meters. The evaluation well was tested to produce about 1,000 barrels of oil and 6.4 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.

 

Mr. Xie Yuhong, Executive Vice President of the Company and General Manager of Exploration Department commented, The natural gas field discovery of Bozhong 19-6 demonstrates the good prospects of buried hills for future gas exploration of Bohai Bay and lays a solid foundation for Company’s quality clean energy supply for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region”.

 

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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 “expect”, “anticipate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “objective”, “ongoing”, “may”, “will”, “project”, “should”, “believe”, “plans”, “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on assumptions and analyses made by the Company in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors the Company believes are appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will meet the expectations and predictions of the Company depends on a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause the actual results, performance and financial condition to differ materially from the Company’s expectations, including but not limited to those associated with fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas prices, the exploration or development activities, the capital expenditure requirements, the business strategy, whether the transactions entered into by the Group can complete on schedule pursuant to their terms and timetable or at all, the highly competitive nature of the oil and natural gas industries, the foreign operations, environmental liabilities and compliance requirements, and economic and political conditions in the People’s Republic of China. For a description of these and other risks and uncertainties, please see the documents the Company files from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 20-F filed in April of the latest fiscal year.

 

Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements. The Company cannot assure that the results or developments anticipated will be realised or, even if substantially realised, that they will have the expected effect on the Company, its business or operations.

 

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For further enquiries, please contact:

 

Mr. Yan Cao

Deputy General Manager, Investor Relations Department

CNOOC Limited

Tel: +86-10-8452-1417

Fax: +86-10-8452-1441

E-mail: caoyan@cnooc.com.cn

 

Ms. Iris Wong

Hill+Knowlton Strategies Asia

Tel: +852-2894 6263

Fax:+852-2576 1990

E-mail: cnooc@hkstrategies.com