UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGECOMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 7, 2013
ZION OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-33228 | | 20-0065053 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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6510 Abrams Road, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75231
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
214-221-4610
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
Extension of Asher-Menashe Petroleum Exploration License
On July 7, 2013, the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner notified Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (the "Company" or “Zion”) that it was approving the Company’s request for an extension to the scheduled expiration date of the Company’s Asher-Menashe License (Petroleum Exploration License No. 334) to June 9, 2014.
Under the terms of the Asher-Menashe License, as extended, the Company is required, among other things, to (i) transfer the rig to the Elijah #3 well (“E-3”) location no later than November 1, 2013; (ii) perform a perforation and stimulation operation at E-3 at the zone within the Jurassic that is suspected to have oil and make a production test (drill stem test); (iii) in case the outcome of the tests is negative, the well is to be abandoned according to the approved plugging and abandonment (“P&A”) plan immediately upon completion of the test; and (vi) within 60 days after P&A, a final and detailed report should be submitted and the license is to be returned.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit 99.1 – Petroleum Exploration License No. 334 “Asher-Menashe” License Extension Letter (translation)
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.
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| Date: July 9, 2013 | | | | |
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| Zion Oil and Gas, Inc. | | | | |
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| By: | /s/ Victor G. Carrillo | | | | |
| | Victor G. Carrillo | | | | |
| | President and Chief Operating Officer | | | | |
