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 March 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:
March 20, 2009
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Announcement dated March 19, 2009, entitled “Date of Board Meeting”. |
Exhibit
99.1
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no
responsibility for the contents of this document, make no representation as to
its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability
whatsoever for any loss
howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the
whole or any part of the contents of this document.
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited
liability under the Companies Ordinance)
(Stock Code: 883)
DATE OF BOARD
MEETING
The board of directors (the "Board") of CNOOC Limited (the "Company") announces that a meeting of the Board
will be held on Tuesday, 31 March 2009, whereat the Board will, amongst other
matters, approve the annual results of the Company and its
subsidiaries for the year
ended 31
December 2008 and consider
the recommendation on
payment of a final
dividend.
By Order of the
Board
CNOOC Limited
Xiao Zongwei
Joint Company Secretary
Hong Kong, 19 March 2009
As at the date of this announcement, the
Board comprises:
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Executive Directors
Fu Chengyu
(Chairman)
Zhou Shouwei
Wu Guangqi
Yang Hua
Non-executive
Directors
Luo Han
Cao Xinghe
Wu Zhenfang
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Independent Non-executive
Directors
Edgar W. K.
Cheng
Chiu Sung Hong
Lawrence J. Lau
Tse Hau Yin,
Aloysius
Wang
Tao
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