In order to effectively respond to accidents and minimize its negative impact to the environment and society, we have set up emergency mechanism at oil fields as well as branch companies and head office. Our emergency plans involve organization setting-up, procedure, report system, resource dispatching, communication, media communication, recovery, etc., while handling a major accident.
According to the different extent of injuries, coverage and situation controlling ability of each outburst event, the Company determines three responding modes. Emergency Plan is based on the point of the first priority of human life of employees and the public, and minimize the environmental impact as main goal.

Oil-spill Response
Oil spills from production operation and transportation will have a great impact on the marine environment and ecology. In compliance with its original intention of environmental responsibility, CNOOC Ltd. has set up an emergency system for oil spills and carried out pertinent research of countermeasures.
During oil and gas production, pursuant to the law, CNOOC Ltd. has already set up a series of sound oil-spill emergency mechanisms, established a specialized oil-spill emergency team who are equipped with top level oil-spilling emergency sets.

In September 2005,CNOOC Ltd. held large-scale offshore oil and gas production integrated emergency drills to check the emergency response and rescue ability, emergency supplies allocation and coordinating ability of offshore oil field sites and the relevant terrestrial sectors. This drill extended to three level emergency systems: corporate administrative level, subsidiary level, and the offshore oil field site. The drill simulated a blowout crisis, from blowout lost control to Hydrogen disulfide leakage, emergency treatment of poisoned staff, platform on fire, platform fire control, staff casualties, spillage of crude oil, abandoning platform and evacuating, rescue of overboard man, and spilled oil recovery.

Through forecasting, the Company is able to rapidly respond to an oil-spill event under the operation seawaters. This allows us to then be able to provide accurate technical support to reduce the impact on the perimeter ecological environment. In order to effectively respond to an oil-spill accident, CNOOC Ltd. also signed a service agreement with China Ocean Environmental Protection Service Co. (COES). It is environmental protection service company in China capable of providing international 2nd level emergency response service. This company has already established 5 bases in Tanggu, Longkou, Suizhong, Zhuhai and Weizhou Island, and has provided t oil-spill response services for CNOOC Ltd.’s oil and gas operation offshore China.