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| ARTICLE 1  | SCOPE OF PRODUCTS AND      SERVICES                                               | 3      |
| ARTICLE 2  | TRADING PRINCIPLES                                                                | 5      |
| ARTICLE 3  | PRICING      PRINCIPLES                                                                | 5      |
| ARTICLE 4  | IMPLEMENTATION                                                                         | 6      |
| ARTICLE 5  | RIGHTS AND      OBLIGATIONS                                                            | 7      |
| ARTICLE 6  | TERM AND TERMINATION OF INDIVIDUAL      PRODUCT  AND SERVICE SUPPLY CONTRACT | 7      |
| ARTICLE 7  | REPRESENTATIONS AND      WARRANTIES                                                    | 8      |
| ARTICLE 8  | PERFORMANCE OF THIS      AGREEMENT                                                     | 9      |
| ARTICLE 9  | FORCE MAJEURE                                                                          | 9      |
| ARTICLE 10 | ANNOUNCEMENT                                                                           | 10     |
| ARTICLE 11 | MISCELLANEOUS                                                                          | 10     |
| ARTICLE 12 | NOTICE                                                                                 | 11     |
| ARTICLE 13 | APPLICABLE LAW AND DISPUTE      RESOLUTION                                             | 11     |
| ARTICLE 14 | SUPPLEMENTS                                                                            | 11     |

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| 1.1 | The      products and services to be provided by the Company to CNOOC      include: |
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|  | 1.1.1 | management,      technical, facilities and ancillary services, including supply of      materials: technical consulting, technology transfer, management,      technical research services and other supporting  services; |
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|  | 1.1.2 | sales      of petroleum and natural gas products, byproducts and semi-finished      products as well as other various petroleum-related    products; |
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|  | 1.1.3 | long      term sales of natural gas and liquefied natural gas, byproducts and      semi-finished products as well as other various petroleum-related      products. |
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| 1.2 | The      products and services to be provided by CNOOC to the Company      include: |
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|  | 1.2.1 | exploration      and support services: geophysical exploration services, seismic data      acquisition and processing, integrated exploration research services,      collection of geophysical data, ocean geological forecast and data      processing, offshore drilling, well survey, well logging, well cementation      and other related technical services, ship tugging, transportation and      security services and other related technical and supporting      services; |
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|  | 1.2.2 | oil      and gas field development and support services: geologic examination,      offshore drilling, well survey, well logging, well cementation and other      related technical services, design, construction, installation and tuning      of production facilities, shipping transportation, provision of materials,      integrated research on development techniques as well as other related      technical and supporting services; |
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|  | 1.2.3 | oil      and gas field production and support services: integrated research on      production techniques, well workover, shipping transportation, oil tanker      transportation, provision of materials, platform maintenance, repair of      equipment and pipelines, production operations, oil extraction, oil and      gas production labor services, warehousing and storage, lease of      equipment  and building, road transportation services,      telecommunication and network services, wharf services, construction      services, including roads, wharf, buildings, factories and water barrier,      maintenance and repair of major equipment, medical, childcare and social      services, provision of water, electricity and heat, security and fire      services, technical training, accommodation, maintenance and repair of      buildings, catering services and other related technical and supporting      services; |
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|  | 1.2.4 | management,      marketing and other ancillary services: marketing services, management,      staff recruitment, publishing, telecommunications,  leases of      properties, property management, supply of water, electricity and heat,      car rental, integrated services and integrated  research; |
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|  | 1.2.5 | FPSO      vessel leases. |
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| 2.1 | With      regard to all the products and services hereunder, the particular parties      may otherwise enter into relevant contracts in accordance with the scope      provided herein. The particular parties refer to CNOOC, the Company and      their respective associates. The Parties agree that such relevant      contracts shall be executed based on the following general      principles: |
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|   |  · | The      products and services thereunder shall be satisfactory to the other      Party; |
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|   |  · | The      products and services thereunder shall be provided on an fair and      reasonable price basis; |
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|   |  · | The      products and services thereunder shall be provided by CNOOC to the Company      in accordance with such terms and conditions as are more favorable than      those offered by an independent third party;and |
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|   |  · | The      products and services thereunder shall be provided by the Company to CNOOC      on the terms and conditions no less favorable than those available to an      independent third party. |
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| 3.1  | Subject      to the trading principles set out in Article 2.1 hereof, under the      prevailing local market conditions (including considerations such as      volume of sales, length of contracts, package of services, overall      customer relationship and other market factors), the products and services      under Article 1 shall be based on arm’s length negotiation and on normal      commercial terms or on terms no less favourable than those available from      any independent third party to the Company. Where such pricing principles      are not applicable, the products and services under Article 1 shall be      respectively priced in accordance with Articles 3.2 to 3.5      hereof. |
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| 3.2 | The      products and services under Articles 1.2.1 to 1.2.4 hereof shall be      provided in accordance with the following pricing principles and      precedence: |
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|   | (i) | State-prescribed      price; or |
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|   | (ii)  | Where      there is no state-prescribed price, market prices (including local,      national or international market price); or                                                             |
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|   | (iii) | When      neither (i) nor (ii) is applicable, the cost to CNOOC for providing the      relevant products and services plus a margin of not more than 10%, before      any applicable taxes. |

| 3.3 | The      products and services under Article 1.2.5 hereof shall be provided at the      market prices and according to normal commercial  terms. |
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| 3.4 | The      products and services under Article 1.1.1 hereof shall be provided in      accordance with the following principles, precedence and normal commercial      terms: |
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|   | (i) | State-prescribed      price; or |
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|   | (ii) | Where      there is no state-prescribed price, market prices (including local,      national or international market price);or |
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|  | (iii) | When      neither (i) nor (ii) is applicable, the cost to CNOOC for providing the      relevant products and services plus a margin of not more than 10%, before      any applicable taxes. |
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| 3.5 | The      products and services under Articles 1.1.2 to 1.1.3 hereof shall be      provided in accordance with the following principles and      precedence: |
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|   | (i) | State-prescribed      price; or |
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|   | (ii) | Where      there is no state-prescribed price, market prices (including local,      national or international marketprice). |
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| 4.1 | The      Parties shall ensure and procure their respective associates to execute      such individual product and service supply contracts as are complied with      the principles and provisionshereunder. |
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| 4.2 | The      various product and service supply contracts which were entered into by      and between the Parties and their associates before January 1, 2008 and      will remain effective after January 1, 2008, shall be deemed as contracts      entered into in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Where      any or all of such contracts are inconsistent with the provisions of this      Agreement, they shall be amended in compliance with the provisions of this      Agreement. |
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| 4.3 | The      term of such individual product and service supply contracts as are      entered into in accordance with Articles 1.1.1, 1.1.2 and 1.2.1 to 1.2.4      shall not be more than three (3) years. Where the term of such contracts      is not more than three (3) years and will expire however after December      31, 2010, the followings shall be provided therein: "This contract shall      be terminated on December 31, 2010 provided that CNOOC Limited fails to      obtain the approval of the annual caps from 2011 to 2013 for the connected      transactions falling into the category of this contract according to the      requirements of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock      Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Listing Rules”) until December 31,      2010.” |
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| 4.4 | The      term of such individual product and service supply contracts as are      entered into in accordance with Article 1.2.5 shall not be more than      twenty (20) years. The followings shall be provided therein: "This      contract shall be terminated on December 31, 2010 provided that CNOOC      Limited fails to obtain the approval of the annual caps from 2011 to 2013      for the connected transactions falling into the category of this contract      according to the requirements the Listing Rules until December 31,      2010." |
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| 4.5 | The      term of such individual product and service supply contracts as are      entered into in accordance with Article 1.1.3 shall be about twenty-five      (25) years. The followings shall be provided therein: "This contract shall      be terminated on |
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| 5.1 | The      rights of the Parties include that the Parties  may |
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|  | 5.1.1 | provide      certain products and services to any independent third party provided that      a guarantee by one Party of supply of the products and services hereunder      has been made to the other Party; |
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|  | 5.1.2 | receive      lawfully payment due for products and services in accordance with the      provisions herein. |
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| 5.2 | The      obligations of the Parties include that the Parties  shall |
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|  | 5.2.1 | procure      and ensure their respective associates to provide products and services to      the other Party in compliance with the standards and pricing principles      set out in this Agreement and individual product and service supply      contracts; |
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|  | 5.2.2 | coordinate      the matters related to the aforesaid individual product and service supply      contracts under engagement by concerned parties to such individual product      and service supply contacts; |
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|  | 5.2.3 | make      relevant payment and pay service fees due pursuant to this Agreement and      relevant individual product and service supply  contracts. |
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| 5.3 | The      Company may elect to utilize the products and services provided by either      CNOOC or any independent thirdparty. |
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| 6.1 | This      Agreement shall become effective from January 1, 2008 upon execution by      the authorized representatives of the Parties and shall remain in effect      for a term of three (3) years. |
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| 6.2 | If      any Party breaches any provisions of this Agreement (the “Breaching      Party”), the other Party (the “Non-breaching Party”) may notify the      Breaching Party in writing of such breach and request the Breaching Party      to make relevant remedies within the reasonable period specified; the      Non-breaching Party may forthwith terminate this Agreement provided that      the Breaching Party fails to make such remedies within the aforesaid      specified period. The Non-breaching Party reserves the right to |
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| 6.3 | Any      rights or obligations of any Party having arisen out of this Agreement      shall survive the termination of thisAgreement. |
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| 6.4 | The      Parties agree that each Party may terminate an individual product and      service supply contract in respect of any certain or some products or      services with at least 6-month prior written notice. In addition, in      respect to any products or services contracted before, such relevant      contracts may be terminated only after such products and services are      supplied. |
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| 6.5 | Where      CNOOC intends to terminate the supply of any product or service while the      Company is unable to obtain such product or service from any independent      third party (the Company shall notify CNOOC of such situation from time to      time), CNOOC shall continue to supply such product or service pursuant to      this Agreement unless otherwise consented by the  Company. |
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| 7.1 | CNOOC      represents and warrants that: |
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|  | 7.1.1 | CNOOC      is a stated-owned enterprise duly incorporated pursuant to the PRC laws      with independent legal person status and valid business      license; |
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|  | 7.1.2 | CNOOC      has obtained all the government approvals (if required) and internal      authorizations necessary for the execution and performance of this      Agreement. This Agreement shall become binding on CNOOC upon execution by      the authorized representative ofCNOOC; |
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|  | 7.1.3 | The      execution and performance of this Agreement by CNOOC will not violate any      other agreements entered into by CNOOC or its articles of association, nor      conflict as a matter of law with other agreements entered into by CNOOC or      its articles of association. |
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| 7.2 | The      Company represents and warrantsthat: |
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|  | 7.2.1 | the      Company is a Hong Kong company duly incorporated in accordance with the      Hong Kong law with independent legal person status and valid business      license; |
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|  | 7.2.2 | the      Company has obtained all internal authorizations necessary for the      execution of this Agreement and this Agreement shall become binding on the      Company upon execution by the authorized representative of the      Company; |
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|  | 7.2.3 | The      execution and performance of this Agreement by the Company will not      violate any other agreements entered into by the Company or its articles      of association, nor conflict as a matter of law with other agreements      entered into by the Company or its articles of  association. |
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| 8.1 | Where      any transaction hereunder constitutes the connected transaction under the      Listing Rules, such transaction may proceed, as required by the Listing      Rules, only if such transaction has been exempted by the Stock Exchange of      Hong Kong Limited (“HKSE”) or approved by the independent shareholders or      has complied with any other provisions of the Listing Rules concerning      connected transactions. Such transaction under this Agreement may be      carried out on conditions that the Company has obtained the approval of      the independent shareholders or has complied with any other relevant      provisions of the Listing Rules concerning connected      transactions. |
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| 8.2 | Where      the waiver of HKSE is conditional, this Agreement shall be performed in      compliance with such conditions. |
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| 8.3 | Where      the waiver for certain connected transaction is withdrawn, revoked or void      and such transaction fails to comply with the relevant requirements of the      Listing Rules concerning connected transactions, the performance of this      Agreement in connection with such transaction shall be      terminated. |
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| 8.4 | Where      the performance of this Agreement in connection with all the transactions      hereunder is suspended pursuant to Article 8.3, this Agreement shall be      terminated. |
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| 9.1 | If      any Party fails to perform any or all of its obligations under this      Agreement due to force majeure (“force majeure” shall mean any      circumstances which cannot be reasonably controlled, foreseen or cannot be      avoided and overcome though foreseen by the affected Party, and occurred      after the execution of this Agreement, making such affected Party      objectively fail to perform (including without limitation failure to      perform even though on a reasonable cost) any or all of its obligations      under this Agreement. Such force majeure includes but not limited to      flood, fire, drought, typhoon and hurricane, earthquake and any other      natural disaster, and traffic accident, strike, riot, war (whether or not      declared) and acts or omissions of the government), such performance shall      be suspended for the duration of forcemajeure. |
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| 9.2 | The      affected Party shall promptly after its occurrence notify the other Party      in writing and provide the other Party with sufficient evidence specifying      the nature of such force majeure and its duration by hand or registered      mail within fifteen (15) |
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| 9.3 | Upon      the occurrence of force majeure, the Parties shall forthwith commence      joint consultations aimed at how to implement this Agreement. After      termination or elimination of force majeure, the Parties shall immediately      resume the performance of their respective obligations      hereunder. |
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| 11.1 | Unless      otherwise provided, neither Party shall assign in whole or in part its      rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written      consent of the other Party. |
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| 11.2 | This      Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties in respect      of its subject matter and supersedes all previous oral or written      agreements, contracts, memorandums of understanding and      communications. |
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| 11.3 | Should      any provision of this Agreement be held to be illegal, invalid or      unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining      provisions of this Agreement shall remain  unaffected. |
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| 11.4 | The      Parties agree that CNOOC and the Company will bear and pay respectively      any costs and expenses arising out of this Agreement subject to relevant      PRC laws. If relevant laws are not available, the Parties agree to equally      share all the relevant costs andexpenses. |
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| 11.5 | The amendment of this Agreement shall only be valid and effective subject to the signing      in writing by      the duly authorized representatives of the Parties and sufficient approval by      the Parties. If such amendment      constitutes a substantive and material amendment to this Agreement, such      amendment shall become effective provided that a notification of or      consent from the HKSE (as the case may be) and shareholders’ meeting of      the Company (if applicable) isavailable. |
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| 11.6 | Unless      otherwise provided, failure of one Party to exercise or exercise on time      any right, power or privilege hereunder shall not act as a waiver, nor      shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any further exercise      of any other right, power orprivilege. |
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| 12.1 | All      notices or other communications made hereunder by one Party shall be in      writing and in Chinese and delivered by hand, or sent by registered mail      or facsimile addressed to the facsimile numbers specified by the other      Party. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been duly      served: |
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|  | 12.1.1 | If      delivered by hand when signing by the intended  recipient; |
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|  | 12.1.2 | If      sent by registered mail, the seventh (7th)      day after delivery (stamp date) (If the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or      statutory holiday, such date shall be postponed to the next business      day); |
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|  | 12.1.3 | If      sent by facsimile, upon successful transmission by the sending      party. |
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| 13.1 | This      Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the PRC      laws. |
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| 13.2 | All      disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be      settled through negotiation by the Parties. If such dispute can not be      settled, such dispute shall be submitted to China International Economic      and Trade Commission (“CIETAC’) for arbitration which shall be conducted      in accordance with CIETAC Arbitration Rules in effect at the time of      applying for arbitration. The arbitration award shall be final and legally      binding to the Parties. |
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| 14.1 | Unless      otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the  context, |
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|   | (1) | one      Party includes its legal successors;and |
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|   | (2) | the headings of the Articles of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only      and shall not be in      legal force or affect      the interpretation of this      Agreement. |
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| 14.2 | This      Agreement is written in Chinese. |
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| China National Offshore Oil      Corporation |                           | CNOOC      Limited |   |
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| /s/      Wu Mengfei                          |                           | /s/      Yang Hua  |   |
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| By                                           | Wu      Mengfei                |               | By     | Yang      Hua |   |
|                                         | Authorized      representative |               |   | Authorized      representative |   |
| Title                                   | Chief Financial      Officer   |               | Title  | Executive Director,      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |   |

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