June 17 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell :
* Shell and CNOOC sign global strategic alliance agreement
* Shell and China National Offshore Oil Corporation (cnooc) announced today that they have signed a global strategic alliance agreement
* Under agreement, companies also commit to exploring potential cooperation opportunities in upstream, midstream and downstream
* Agreement was signed by Royal Dutch Shell Chairman Jorma Ollila and CNOOC Chairman Wang Yilin
* Committed to growing business together with CNOOC and other Chinese partners and cooperating with them internationally to bring more and cleaner energy to china - CEO
* Parties are also working together in liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and upstream deepwater projects including in Gabon and Brazil among others. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
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