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 2011

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)

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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/ Jiang Yongzhi
 
                                                                     Name:
 
Jiang Yongzhi
 
                                                                       Title:
 
Joint Company Secretary
 
Dated: May 31, 2011
     

 
 

 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit No. Description
   
99.1
Announcement dated May 29, 2011, entitled "Poll Resuts of Annual General Meeting Held on 27 May 2011 Clarification Announcement".
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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 announcement, 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 announcement.
 
(Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability under the Companies Ordinance)
(Stock Code: 00883)


POLL RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD
ON 27 MAY 2011
CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Reference is made to the announcement of CNOOC Limited (the “Company”) published on 27 May 2011 (the “Announcement”). Terms defined in the Announcement shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear the same meaning herein.  

Due to inadvertent typo, the Company would like to clarify that the ordinary resolutions of “A3(iii) To re-elect Mr. Lawrence J. Lau as Independent Executive Director” and “A3(iv) To re-elect Mr. Wang Tao as Independent Executive Director” as stated in the Announcement should be amended to read as “A3(iii) To re-elect Mr. Lawrence J. Lau as Independent Non-executive Director” and “A3(iv) To re-elect Mr. Wang Tao as Independent Non-executive Director” respectively.


 
By Order of the Board
 CNOOC Limited
 Jiang Yongzhi
 Joint Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 29 May 2011

As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises the following:

Executive Directors
Yang Hua (Vice Chairman)
Li Fanrong
Wu Guangqi
 
 
Non-executive Directors
Wang Yilin (Chairman)
Zhou Shouwei
Wu Zhenfang
Independent Non-executive Directors
Edgar W. K. Cheng
Chiu Sung Hong
Lawrence J. Lau
Tse Hau Yin, Aloysius
Wang Tao