2883 on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

China Oilfield Services

Logo: China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Chinese petroleum services company

China Oilfield Services (COSL) is an oilfield services company. It is a majority owned subsidiary of Chinese state owned company CNOOC Group. It also has a listed sister company in Hong Kong, CNOOC Limited.2 Its shares trade on Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the symbol 2883.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

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  • Ticker2883 on Hong Kong Stock Exchange1
  • Industrypetroleum industry1
  • HeadquartersBeijing1
  • Websitewww.cosl.com.cn
  • Listed onShanghai Stock Exchange (601808), Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2883)1
  • Legal form企业3
  • LEI529900J4X53VL8QQW6753
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressP.O. BOX 232, Beijing, 101149 Peking, China3

China Oilfield Services (COSL) is an oilfield services company. It is a majority owned subsidiary of Chinese state owned company CNOOC Group. It also has a listed sister company in Hong Kong, CNOOC Limited.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Acquisitions

On 23 September 2008, COSL acquired Norway's Awilco Offshore ASA (AWO) for 17.1 billion yuan (2.51 billion U.S. dollars), which is to be merged into COSL Drilling Europe AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of COSL. The deal received backing from the relevant government departments of Norway and Statoil, the state oil company of Norway. The deal increased the number of COSL's operating rigs to 22 from 15 and created the world's eighth largest rig fleet.

From Wikipedia’s article on China Oilfield Services, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Nov 20, 2002Went public Listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange1
  2. 2001Founded Founded1