drilling for oil

22 January 2010 – Operations Update

January 22nd, 2010

Last week, I wrote that I am not going to continually repeat information that has already been sent to you and that when there is ‘no news to report‘, I will write just that.

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15 January 2010 – Operations Update

January 15th, 2010

There has been quite some discussion by our staff regarding Zion’s weekly updates, as not every week contains ‘news to report’ on every part of our exploration license and permit areas.

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8 January 2010 – Operations Update

January 8th, 2010

Here is my first update to you, in 2010, so:

May 2010 bring you health, happiness and success.

All of us share the same deep desire to achieve success with our goal to find oil and gas onshore Israel.

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18 December 2009 – Operations Update # 33

December 18th, 2009

As the holiday season arrives, our work continues without letting up on the pace.

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11 December 2009 – Operations Update # 32

December 11th, 2009

The past week has been most eventful, as every day revealed itself. Here are just some of the events:

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4 December 2009 – Operations Update # 31

December 4th, 2009

The Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well

We drilled the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well to a depth of 17,913 feet (5,460 meters).

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Zion Oil & Gas – $18 Million Rights Offering Oversubscribed

December 1st, 2009

Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel – December 1, 2009: Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ GM – ZN) announced today the preliminary results of its rights offering to stockholders, offering 3.6 million shares of Zion’s common stock at a subscription price of $5.00 per share. The rights offering terminated yesterday, November 30, 2009, as originally scheduled. Preliminary results indicate that subscriptions were received for over $37 million, significantly greater than the maximum available of $18 million.

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25 November 2009 – Operations Update # 30

November 25th, 2009

The Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well

We drilled the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well to a depth of 17,913 feet (5,460 meters) and the proposed completion procedures planned for this well have now been reviewed and agreed.

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20 November 2009 – Operations Update # 29

November 20th, 2009

The Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well

This past week, on Thursday, we welcomed Petroleum Engineer John McKenney to Israel. He has arrived to review the completion procedures planned for the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well. John has nearly 40 years experience in Oil & Gas. He has worked for many well-known petroleum companies, including Arco International, Phillips Petroleum, Schlumberger, Tesco Drilling and Triton Engineering. He has also consulted for many other companies, including Murphy Oil, Ocean Energy and Shell Oil.

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13 November 2009 – Operations Update # 28

November 13th, 2009

The Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well

In previous weeks, I have summarized the situation regarding this well.

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