Company History Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. was founded by John M. Brown in April 2000 for the purpose of exploring for oil and gas in Israel and reaching production levels that would help Israel become an energy independent country. The company’s founding was the...
Corporate Governance
Our board is currently composed of 11 members of whom 6 are non-management directors who meet independence criteria of the American Stock Exchange and the SEC. We have also appointed an independent Audit Committee composed solely of independent directors...
Leadership John M. Brown - Chairman of the Board and Founder
John M. Brown the company’s founder, has been chairman of the board of directors since its organization in April 2000. He served as CEO until September 2004, and as president of Zion...
Vision Statement
Comfort and Support to Israel
From its inception, the calling of Zion Oil & Gas has been to assist Israel in the restoration of the Land by finding and producing oil and gas – helping to make Israel politically and economically...
Financials Periodic Financial and Current Reports filed with the SEC
We are subject to filing requirements for our annual and quarterly financial statements, as well as current reports relating to certain material corporate events. Similarly, our directors,...
Zion FAQ's
What is Zion?
What is the history behind the formation of Zion Oil and Gas, Inc.?
What are the terms of the Joseph License?
What are the terms of the Asher-Menashe License?
What is 'wildcat drilling'?
Who did all the research on location,...
The Joseph Project General
We explore for oil and gas in Israel. At this time, our principal assets are petroleum rights issued by the Ministry of National Infrastructures of the State of Israel, specifically two onshore exploration licenses covering approximately...
Exploration History Early Exploration Efforts
The first exploratory drilling in Israel began in 1947 in the Heletz area south of Ashkelon. In 1955 the original well was deepened and an oil field was discovered. At that point, several small North American and Israeli government...
Exploration Maps The three pictures below illustrate Zion’s geological and geophysical activity. The map on the far left shows Zion’s license areas (outlined in red) relative to the entire State of Israel. Prior to 1990, most of the exploration and drilling...
Petroleum Law
40 Years of Stable Petroleum Legislation
Very unusual in international oil and gas exploration. Now subject to government review.
The Israeli Petroleum Law, 5712-1952, was enacted in 1952 and underwent revision in 1965, in an attempt to...
Petroleum Taxation Exploration and Development Expenses
Under current law, exploration and development expenses incurred by a holder of a petroleum right can, at the option of such holder, be treated either as a revenue expense or capital expense.
Once...
The Founder's Testimony THE VISION AND THE CALLING
When first visiting Israel in 1983, I believe that G-d gave me a scripture in (I Kings 8: 41- 43).
In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands...
Blessings For the person of faith, everything that happens on earth is under the guiding hand of heaven. We do everything we can to achieve success, but without heaven's help, we labour in vain. Zion's most fundamental principles are contained in these ideas. With...
Charitable Foundations
If we are successful in finding commercial quantities of oil and gas in Israel, we intend to donate a portion of our gross revenues to charities in Israel, the United States and elsewhere in the world. The donations will be made through entities we...
Privacy Policy
If you provide Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. with personal information, such as your name, organization, address, fax number, email address or telephone number, we may use that personal information to provide you with services or information that you request,...
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This web site and the information contained herein do not
constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer for the purchase or
sale of any securities. Our securities can only be offered pursuant to
a disclosure document or prospectus in those jurisdictions...
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Financials Periodic Financial and Current Reports filed with the SEC
We are subject to filing requirements for our annual and quarterly financial statements, as well as current reports relating to certain material corporate events. Similarly, our directors,...
Zion announces Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in Israel, on June 23, 2008 Caesarea, Israel - April 21, 2008 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, will be held on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. (Israel time) at The Dan Caesarea...
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. reports results for Fiscal Year 2007 Caesarea, Israel - March 31, 2008 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, filed its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 on March 28. The Company reported a net loss of $(13,047)...
Zion has commenced the field acquisition stage of the Asher-Menashe Seismic Survey Caesarea, Israel - December 26, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that, on December 24, it commenced the field acquisition stage of its previously announced geophysical survey in its Asher-Menashe...
Zion clarifies Jerusalem Post article Caesarea, Israel - December 10, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, today issued a clarification of certain statements made in an article published in The Jerusalem Post's weekend UpFront magazine, on Friday,...
Zion releases, for open distribution, the Summary of its Permian Report Caesarea, Israel - November 29, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, published today on its website (www.zionoil.com) a Summary of Zion's Permian Report filed with the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner on October 29, 2007...
Zion reports 3rd Quarter results Caesarea, Israel - November 19, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, today reported its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. The company reported a net loss of $748,000 or $(0.07) per share for...
Zion submits 'Permian Report' which identifies a Permian drilling prospect Caesarea, Israel - October 29, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced that the company's geological team recently completed a year-long study of the deep Permian horizons on the company's Joseph and...
Zion awarded Petroleum Exploration License No. 339 - the Joseph License Caesarea, Israel - October 15, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced that the company was awarded effective October 11, 2007 Petroleum Exploration License No. 339/ "Joseph".
The Joseph...
Zion Oil signed an agreement with the Geophysical Institute of Israel Caesarea, Israel - September 17, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that the company signed an agreement with the Geophysical Institute of Israel to conduct one of the largest and most comprehensive...
Martin Van Brauman Appointed Chief Financial Officer Dallas, Texas - July 3, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that Martin Van Brauman has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. Mr....
Zion Oil Applies for Joseph Exploration License Caesarea, Israel - June 26, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today announced today that, on June 26, 2007, Zion filed an application with the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner for a petroleum exploration...
Zion Oil to Release and Reapply for the Ma'anit-Joseph License. Caesarea, Israel - June 21, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today its strategic decision to release and reapply for the Ma'anit-Joseph License. The decision was taken following results of testing...
Zion Oil Announces Results of First Tested Formation in the Ma'anit #1 Well Workover. Caesarea, Israel - June 18, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that its geological and engineering team have completed its analysis of the test results of the first of four zones in the upper...
Zion granted Asher-Menashe License on approx. 78,800 acres Caesarea, Israel - June 13, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that its Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held on Tuesday, June 19, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. (Dallas local time) at The Hotel...
Philip Mandelker appointed Executive Vice President of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. Caesarea, Israel - June 7, 2007 - Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN) of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that Philip Mandelker, general counsel of Zion since April 2000 and a director since 2001, has been appointed as Executive Vice President...
Zion Oil & Gas to be Granted Asher-Menashe Exploration License Caesarea, Israel - May 31, 2007 - Richard Rinberg, Chief Executive Officer of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, announced today that, on May 30, 2007, the company was notified by the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner's...
Zion Oil & Gas Ends its IPO Successfully With a Total Raised of $12,644,345 Caesarea, Israel - May 30, 2007 - Richard Rinberg, Chief Executive
Officer of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Amex: ZN), of Dallas, Texas and
Caesarea, Israel, announced today that the company issued 48,947 shares
of common stock in the eighth and final...
Privacy Policy
If you provide Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. with personal information, such as your name, organization, address, fax number, email address or telephone number, we may use that personal information to provide you with services or information that you request,...
Legal Notice
This web site and the information contained herein do not
constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer for the purchase or
sale of any securities. Our securities can only be offered pursuant to
a disclosure document or prospectus in those jurisdictions...
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Media Center John Brown
This project, first the excitement of it is that, it's the spiritual journey that I believe that God has chosen for my life. I believe it's God's will for me to go to Israel and to help it become energy independent and secondly I see...
Press Kit Press Contact:
Ashley Chatman
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
6510 Abrams Rd., Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75231
(1) 214-221-4610
Email:...
Corporate Governance
Our board is currently composed of 11 members of whom 6 are non-management directors who meet independence criteria of the American Stock Exchange and the SEC. We have also appointed an independent Audit Committee composed solely of independent directors...
Zion FAQ's
What is Zion?
What is the history behind the formation of Zion Oil and Gas, Inc.?
What are the terms of the Joseph License?
What are the terms of the Asher-Menashe License?
What is 'wildcat drilling'?
Who did all the research on location,...
Leadership John M. Brown - Chairman of the Board and Founder
John M. Brown the company’s founder, has been chairman of the board of directors since its organization in April 2000. He served as CEO until September 2004, and as president of Zion...
Vision Statement
Comfort and Support to Israel
From its inception, the calling of Zion Oil & Gas has been to assist Israel in the restoration of the Land by finding and producing oil and gas – helping to make Israel politically and economically...
Company History Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. was founded by John M. Brown in April 2000 for the purpose of exploring for oil and gas in Israel and reaching production levels that would help Israel become an energy independent country. The company’s founding was the...
Blessings For the person of faith, everything that happens on earth is under the guiding hand of heaven. We do everything we can to achieve success, but without heaven's help, we labour in vain. Zion's most fundamental principles are contained in these ideas. With...
The Joseph Project General
We explore for oil and gas in Israel. At this time, our principal assets are petroleum rights issued by the Ministry of National Infrastructures of the State of Israel, specifically two onshore exploration licenses covering approximately...
Charitable Foundations
If we are successful in finding commercial quantities of oil and gas in Israel, we intend to donate a portion of our gross revenues to charities in Israel, the United States and elsewhere in the world. The donations will be made through entities we...
Exploration History Early Exploration Efforts
The first exploratory drilling in Israel began in 1947 in the Heletz area south of Ashkelon. In 1955 the original well was deepened and an oil field was discovered. At that point, several small North American and Israeli government...
Exploration Maps The three pictures below illustrate Zion’s geological and geophysical activity. The map on the far left shows Zion’s license areas (outlined in red) relative to the entire State of Israel. Prior to 1990, most of the exploration and drilling...
Petroleum Law
40 Years of Stable Petroleum Legislation
Very unusual in international oil and gas exploration. Now subject to government review.
The Israeli Petroleum Law, 5712-1952, was enacted in 1952 and underwent revision in 1965, in an attempt to...
Petroleum Taxation Exploration and Development Expenses
Under current law, exploration and development expenses incurred by a holder of a petroleum right can, at the option of such holder, be treated either as a revenue expense or capital expense.
Once...
The Founder's Testimony THE VISION AND THE CALLING
When first visiting Israel in 1983, I believe that G-d gave me a scripture in (I Kings 8: 41- 43).
In the future, foreigners who do not belong to your people Israel will hear of you. They will come from distant lands...
The Vision The Oil Of Is’ra-elWhile visiting Israel with Alger Wolfe in May 1983, John Brown’s prayer to the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob was for oil to be found in Israel. This prayer and G-d’s specific instruction to John were based on the...
The Calling “Write the Vision” (Habakkuk 2:2,3) and tell them:
“And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, ‘Son of man, what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth?...
The Blessings The Blessings Of Jacob (Genesis 49:1-2 and 22-26)
John Brown was ordained by G-d to establish Zion Oil & Gas for the express purpose of discovering oil and gas in the Land of Israel and to bless the Jewish people and the nation of...
The Plan by Faith THE JOSEPH PROJECT
The Inheritance (Genesis 48:15-22)
“Joseph shall have two portions. And you shall inherit it, one as well as another; that concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers; and this land shall...