CNOOC Limited incorporated in Hong Kong Special Administration Region (“Hong Kong”) in August 1999, was listed on the New York Stock Exchange (code: CEO) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (code: 00883) on 27 and 28 February 2001, respectively. The Company was admitted as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index in July 2001.
The Group is China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas and one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in the world. The Group mainly engages in exploration, development, production and sales of oil and natural gas.
The Group’s core operation areas are Bohai, Western South China Sea, Eastern South China Sea and East China Sea in offshore China. In overseas, the Group has oil and gas assets in Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Oceania and Europe.
As of 31 December 2012, the Group owned net proved reserves of approximately 3.49 billion BOE, and its average daily net production was 935,615 BOE (except as otherwise stated, all amounts of reserve and production in this report include our interests in equity method investees). The Group had 10,063 employees and total assets of approximately RMB456.07 billion.
