HONG KONG, October 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
CNOOC Limited (the "Company", NYSE:
CEO, SEHK: 00883, TSX: CNU) announced a large-sized deepwater gas
discovery Leopard offshore Gabon,
West Africa.
The well Leopard-1 is located in license BCD10, around 145
kilometers from the Gabonese coast. The well was drilled at a total
depth of 5,063 meters with a water depth of 2,110 meters, and
encountered the gas pay zones in a pre-salt reservoir with net pay
around 200 meters.
Shell has 75% interest of the discovery and acts as the
Operator. CNOOC Limited has the other 25% interest.
Notes to Editors:
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Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding expected future
events, business prospectus or financial results. The words
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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 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 its 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
2013 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on 17
April 2014.
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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contact:
Ms. Michelle Zhang
Deputy Manager, Media / Public Relations
CNOOC Limited
Tel: +86-10-8452-6642
Fax: +86-10-8452-1441
E-mail: MR@cnooc.com.cn
Ms. Cathy Zhang
Hill+Knowlton Strategies Asia
Tel: +852-2894-6211
Fax: +852-2576-1990
E-mail: cathy.zhang@hkstrategies.com