Dr. Henry Kissinger Invited to Join CNOOC LTD International Advisory Board

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation Ltd., announced Monday the establishment of its International Advisory Board.

Former US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger is one of the five world-class members of the board. The other four members consist of Mr. Simon Murray, former Managing Director of Hutchison Whampoa; Prof. Edward Steinfeld, a political economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dr. Erwin Schurtenberger, former Ambassador of Switzerland to China and Prof. Kenneth S. Courtis, vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia.

The mission of the board is to provide the management with strategic advice on world events and macro issues that may impact the development of CNOOC Ltd.

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