oil and gas exploration

28 May 2010 – Operations Update

May 28th, 2010

Dear Shareholder and/or Friend of Zion…

The past two weeks have seen various Zion Oil & Gas matters move forward significantly, as we:

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30 April 2010 – Operations Update

April 30th, 2010

Dear Shareholder and/or Friend of Zion…

During the past two weeks, Israel celebrated its 62nd birthday and, almost to the day, Zion Oil & Gas celebrated its 10th birthday.

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16 April 2010 – Operations Update

April 16th, 2010

Dear Shareholder and/or Friend of Zion…

I am happy to announce some excellent news. This past week, Zion Oil & Gas and Aladdin Middle East Ltd (AME) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that I believe will not only be good for both Zion Oil and AME, but also for the State of Israel.

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1 April 2010 – Operations Update

April 1st, 2010

Dear Shareholder and/or Friend of Zion…

My last update to you was on March 19, 2010. During the past two weeks, we have continued our completion work on the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well.

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19 March 2010 – Operations Update

March 19th, 2010

Dear Shareholder and/or Friend of Zion…

My last update to you was on March 5, 2010. During the past two weeks, we have continued our completion work on the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well. As you can read below, this includes setting packers in the wellbore and perforating the formation by lowering explosives into the well:

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19 February 2010 – Operations Update

February 19th, 2010

Dear Shareholder and/or Friend of Zion…

On Wednesday of this week, Israel’s Channel 10 TV sent a reporting team to interview ‘Zion Oil & Gas’ and film at the Ma’anit site. I understand that a TV program on ‘Oil and Gas in Israel’ is scheduled for broadcast tonight (Friday) on Channel 10 in Israel.

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Zion Oil to Resume Operations on its Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 Well

February 5th, 2010

Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel – February 5, 2010 – Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: ZN) announced today that the Company is mobilizing its drilling rig, currently situated at the Elijah #3 well, to resume production testing operations on the Ma’anit-Rehoboth #2 well as soon as possible within approximately two weeks.

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5 February 2010 – Operations Update

February 5th, 2010

On Monday, February 1st, I was extremely happy to welcome to Zion, Mr. William (Bill) Ottaviani, Zion’s newly appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.

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Bill Ottaviani joins Zion Oil as President and Chief Operating Officer

February 1st, 2010

Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel – February 1, 2010 – Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: ZN) announced today that William L. Ottaviani has joined the Company as President and Chief Operating Officer.

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29 January 2010 – Operations Udate

January 29th, 2010

Dear Shareholder and/or Friend of Zion…

On Sunday, January 24, 2010, the Jerusalem Post ran an article on William “Tex” Moncrief, a Texas billionaire wildcatter. In particular, one quote from “Tex” Moncrief caught my eye:

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