Zion Oil & Gas Inc (ZNOG)

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re ZN officers

Dustin Guinn didnt come to ZN til 2016. Came in as Exec vice chairman,rumored to be groomed to eventually take john browns place. Prior to that Victor was Pres and COO.
Dustin, having been ceo and coo for a larger oil and gas co viking was progressively given Victors roles as Pres and COO-AND NOW CEO.
None of these things were done in secret.

Victor as a lawyer and former judge and statewide elected official used his skills to get zn through the regulatory red tape. Victor also was commissioner of the texas railroad commission in charge of texas as oil and gas regulatory.

so victor has has several professional streams typical of a type a public service get her done personality. Except for the tx rr commission becoming part of zn leadership was not a given but victor says was a calling for a time.

having fulfilled that timely calling,in agreement w zion now that dustin can take his place victor may run for statewide elective office again,which can also be a calling. That would be typical of ppl w his resume.

As Pres and COO we saw that Dustin was on fire as the keynote speaker at the june 5 stock holders meeting. As a type a get er done personality victor must have seen his calling to zn coming to an end.
Nothing wrong w that-there are many callings.In this company believing the word they do what they can as a service calling and then move to the next calling. I assume victor probably replaced the prior chief legal officer in that position. ppl rarely hold onto 1 position w just one co for their entire lives.

So there is plenty of logic for victor to move on now that his former positions have been filled-victor noted it had been tough and grueling wading thru the israeli regulatory field
-thus having fulfilled the purpose for which he was called to zn he can move on to something else-he has plenty of options given the multiple professional streams of his resume.

re No More Delay

i guess ppl dont read the dd- i still dont know what all the bad hoopla is about - you should wonder about those who suddenly repeatedly flip,as in flippers,their positions and then name call those whose side they were just on.

as i posted before -after researching thousands of companies,EVERY company experiences delays just as we do in our own lives - and EVERY company makes timeline promises based on the info at hand or in the case of many co's no info at all.

in my searches of thousands of co's,many co's were making ridiculous promises of next year revenues of millions when they didnt have any assets nor even a product.
zn is not in that camp -they have assets experience and a product.

its just not believable for longs to expect no delays!!! that just doesnt happen!!. In every co there are delays. Though its ok to declare by faith there will be no more delays,as promise made thousands of years ago declare.

Also those who have actually read the word recognize He operates on a different timeline than us. Thus many true prophecies in the word which were made thousands of years ago still have not been fulfilled-still true prophecies -He just has a different perspective on time- but as part of the battle we all are suppose to be fighting everyday we are supposed to come into agreement w His word and timeline even though we may have a different concept of time in these limited tents.

When He says no more delay that doesnt necessarily mean there wont be delays- you have to understand His CONTEXT and the battlefield context. the lat promise of the word was i am coming quickly -but its been 2000 years - not OUR concept of quickly-a veteran of many battles learns these things

The context of no more delay may mean any of the following:

1)this will be the well that produces from a commercial field-that is, no more wells before the vision begins to be fulfilled or

2)this is the drill pad that will produce a commercial well or

3)this is the grueling fought for concession of 3 years alone for this concession which possesses the huge commercial find they have been looking for for 18 years.

Growing up in a cult i saw the adversary capture 1 person after another and how fragile weak and rebellious humans were and how easily captured they were -thats why very few ever find,let alone stay on the narrow road.
If a logical one month plus drilling testing delay while they do more geological analysis and logistics -which will keep them very busy as kyoil says,
is enough to cause somebody to flip out i have to wonder where they have been all thier lives -living in a glass bubble??? living in a fantasy land where they were waited on hand and foot?
Wait until you experience what job did, as i have throughout my life, before u flip on a dime and castigate anybody who doesnt flip w you. the word calls that reprobate.
wait until everybody u have ever cared about is captured killed or kidnapped by the cults due to thier rebellions-which u cannot violate. spend your entire life fighting for such a thankless ppl without pay and w thousands of assassination attempts bc u refuse to bow to and join the adversary-and then u will begin to acquire some perspective.



Zion Oil and Gas Leadership (2017)
John M. Brown – Founder and Executive Chairman of Zion’s Board of Directors

John BrownJohn 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 until October 2001. In January 2010, Mr. Brown was appointed Executive Chairman. In October 2012, Mr. Brown was appointed by the Board as the Interim Chief Executive Officer in addition to continuing as the Executive Chairman. On January 1, 2014, Mr. Brown was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and continuing as the Executive Chairman. Effective June 15, 2015, Mr. Brown has stepped down from the role as CEO. Mr. Brown has extensive management, marketing and sales experience, serving as corporate director of purchasing at GTE Valeron, a subsidiary of GTE Corporation from 1966 to 1986, and as corporate director of procurement at Magnetek, Inc. during 1988-89. Until 2012, Mr. Brown has been also an officer and director of M&B Holding Inc. a provider of cement walls and floors for industrial buildings, office buildings and home developers.
Victor G. Carrillo – Chief Executive Officer

VictorCarrilloHeadshot_100-150Effective June 15, 2015, Zion’s Board of Directors appointed Victor G. Carrillo as Zion’s CEO. Mr. Carrillo was appointed to Zion’s Board in September 2010 and appointed Executive Vice President in January 2011. In October of 2011 he was appointed as the Company President and Chief Operating Officer. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas-Israel Chamber of Commerce and the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University. Mr. Carrillo is a petroleum geologist and geophysicist, attorney, former city councilman, former county judge, and former statewide elected official. From 2003 to 2011, Mr. Carrillo served as a commissioner of the Railroad Commission of Texas (the state agency with regulatory jurisdiction over Texas oil and gas exploration and production and pipelines), having served twice as chairman of the three-member statewide elected board. Mr. Carrillo holds a law degree from the University of Houston, 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.
Dustin Guinn – Executive Vice Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer

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Prior to joining Zion Oil & Gas in July 2016 as Executive Vice Chairman, Mr. Guinn served as the Chief Executive Officer of Viking Services since June of 2011. Mr. Guinn’s primary responsibilities included operational and strategic management focusing on the growth, deployment and profitability of assets in the United States, Turkey, Northern Iraq, Oman, Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania and other strategic countries within the Middle East, North Africa, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. Mr. Guinn has extensive experience in transactional mergers and acquisitions involving both entity and asset purchases as well as the integration of those acquisitions and was intimately involved in the growth of Viking, in terms of financial, operational, structural, reporting and management growth since its inception in 2008.

Prior to assuming the responsibilities of CEO in 2011 Mr. Guinn served as President of Viking International and Viking Geophysical in which he leveraged his financial background and experience to focus on the continued development of operational efficiencies, reporting implementation, profitable asset deployment and accountability focusing on ROI metrics. Mr. Guinn was integral in the procurement and negotiation of many of Viking’s key long-term, ongoing service contracts and MSA’s that Viking benefited from. Mr. Guinn has also served in a number of capacities within Viking such as CFO, Treasury Manager and Financial Analyst, which have allowed for the opportunity to have a balanced and well-rounded understanding of the business.

Mr. Guinn graduated with honors, from New Mexico State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance, during which point and time he competed in both track and field and football (Three Year Starter at Tight End) and earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from West Texas A&M.
Martin van Brauman – Corporate Secretary and Treasurer, Senior Vice President

Martin-Van-Brauman_Leadership_PageMartin M. van Brauman was appointed to the Board effective April 1, 2014 and since January 1, 2012 has been the Corporate Secretary and Treasurer and since June 1, 2013 has been a Senior Vice President. Previously between July 1, 2007 to January 31, 2009, he served as the Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary, Senior Vice President and Board director. Between February 1, 2009 to July 1, 2009, he served as the Chief Legal Officer. He is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been in private legal practice in Dallas specializing in international and corporate tax and business corporate law. Previously, he spent 12 years as a Senior Attorney (International Specialist and Petroleum Industry Specialist) with the Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, followed by three years as a tax consultant with Deloitte & Touche and Grant Thornton. He has published on subjects related to taxation of international oil and gas ventures. Mr. van Brauman holds a B.E. degree from Vanderbilt University, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from St. Mary’s University and an M.B.A. (Beta Gamma Sigma) and LL.M. (Tax Law) from Southern Methodist University. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University, School of Law, LL.M. Tax Program and at the University of Texas at Dallas, Masters of Accounting Program.
Zion Oil & Gas Announces Dustin Guinn as Chief Executive Officer
Zion Oil & Gas operational update and plans to test up to five additional zones of interest

DALLAS and CAESAREA, Israel, Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dustin Guinn as Chief Executive Officer of Zion Oil & Gas, effective September 1, 2018.

"I am very excited about the continued opportunity to help Zion fulfill its vision of helping Israel become energy independent," expressed, Dustin Guinn. "I have been intimately involved in the Megiddo Jezreel #1 (MJ #1) Project as President and COO, and my optimism remains high. I am fully aware of the investment, both financially and emotionally, that our shareholders have made in Zion's current MJ #1 Project, and I do not take that lightly. I also understand the challenges that we face to fulfill the vision and am accepting the position as CEO, in part, as a response to those challenges. I view these challenges as an opportunity to overcome and succeed. I believe in Zion, the MJ #1 Project and look forward to our best days ahead."

John Brown, Zion's Founder and Chairman of the Board, states, "Dustin's background as a former CEO of an international oil and gas service company in which he oversaw the growth of a regionally focused company to one that had over 1,500 employees with peak annualized revenues in excess of $400 million with an asset base of over $600 million help give Zion the operational and organizational experience we need at this time. His alignment with Zion's vision, and his leadership over the last two years, have proven to me that he is uniquely gifted to help lead Zion."

Zion's petrophysical analysis, in conjunction with observations while drilling the MJ #1 well, has identified five additional primary zones of interest above the Mohilla formation that, contingent upon adequate financial resources, Zion plans to test. As has been previously reported, there are naturally fractured carbonates in the shallower zones that have effective reservoir potential. That, coupled with internal and 3rd party petrophysical analysis of Zion's open hole logs, gives Zion optimism and confidence to proceed with further testing, and Zion believes that it is imperative to test these zones of interest.

Zion remains committed to observing local customs such as Shabbat and holidays, and, as a result of 2018's holiday schedule, it is impractical, inefficient, and cost prohibitive to try to operate through the holiday season in September. Zion's service providers have all generously agreed to steeply discount their standby rates to accommodate Rosh Hashanah (Feast of Trumpets), Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and Sukkot (Feast of the Tabernacles) holidays.

"We are grateful to our service providers for their willingness to partner with us in this effort," expressed Dustin Guinn. "We believe this shows good stewardship, both financially and culturally." Zion plans to resume operations on October 14th, 2018 and recommence testing of the identified zones of interest.
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To All Zion Employees,



It has been a blessing to have served in various capacities with Zion Oil & Gas for almost eight years, having first joined its Board of Directors in September of 2010. Over the years, I’ve served as Executive Vice President, President and Chief Operations Officer, and, for the last three years, as Zion’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Working with many Israelis over the multiple trips to Israel over the years, I have grown to love and appreciate the people and land of Israel as never before.



Over the last several years, my primary focus has been guiding the company through acquisition of its 99,000-acre Megiddo-Jezreel License and fulfilling all regulatory requirements to be able to drill our long-awaited Megiddo-Jezreel #1 well – Zion’s first well on this large license area.



It has been an arduous, complex, expensive, and lengthy process. However, through a collective team effort, we have now successfully drilled our deep well and are finishing testing our primary zones of interest.



I believe that God led me to Zion and that it was a part of my mission to help guide the company to drill this key, deep well. That goal having now been accomplished, it is time for me to move on to pursue other personal interests, effective September 1, 2018.



For two years, I’ve had the great pleasure to have worked with Dustin Guinn as Zion’s President and Chief Operations Officer – without whose talents Zion’s MJ #1 well would likely have not been drilled. It is my firm belief that the CEO position will be in great hands with Dustin Guinn at the helm.



I will forever treasure the experience and friendships derived from my years at Zion.



Shalom and may the LORD continue to bless each of you and your families!



/s/ Victor G. Carrillo, CEO
Victor G. Carrillo, CEO
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.