Unassociated Document
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September
7, 2010
____________________________________
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Zion Oil
& Gas, Inc.
_______________________________________
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
______________________________
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
333-131875
(Commission
File Number)
|
20-0065053
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
|
6510 Abrams Road, Suite 300, Dallas,
TX 75231
_____________________________________
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: 214-221-4610
Check the
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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Appointment of New
Director
On September 7, 2010, Zion Oil &
Gas, Inc. (hereinafter, the "Company") appointed Victor Carrillo to the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Mr. Carrillo, age 44, is a
petroleum geologist and geophysicist, attorney, former Abilene City Councilman,
former Taylor County Judge, and the current Chairman of the Railroad Commission
of Texas. Mr. Carrillo holds a law degree from the University of
Houston Law Center, a Master of Science degree in geology from Baylor
University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Hardin-Simmons
University. Mr. Carrillo also received an honorary doctorate degree
from Hardin-Simmons University in May 2006.
In
addition to his service on the Board, Mr. Carrillo will serve as a member of the
Board’s Technical Committee. During the duration of his term in
public office as the Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas, Mr. Carrillo
will not be compensated for his service as a non-employee director.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto
duly authorized.
Date:
September 8, 2010
Zion Oil
and Gas, Inc.
By: /s/ Richard J.
Rinberg
Richard
J. Rinberg
Chief
Executive Officer