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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Form 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>April 19, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Zion Oil &amp; Gas, Inc.</B></P>

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as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp;001-33228</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">&nbsp; 20-0065053</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">&nbsp;(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>6510 Abrams Road, Suite 300, Dallas,
TX 75231</B></P>

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Executive Offices)</P>

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area code</P>

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address, if changed since last report.)</P>

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is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><U>Appointment of New Director</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 19, 2012,
Zion Oil &amp; Gas, Inc. (hereinafter, the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) appointed Justin Furnace to the Board of Directors of the Company
(the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;). Mr. Furnace is not being named to any committee of the Board at this time.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Furnace is the
President of the Texas Independent Producers &amp; Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), a trade association representing the interests
of more than 2,300 independent oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners throughout Texas. Prior to that position, Mr. Furnace
served as chief of staff and legal counsel to then Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission Victor G. Carrillo (currently the
Company&rsquo;s President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Company&rsquo;s Board). In that position, Mr. Furnace served as the
Chairman&rsquo;s top policy advisor, in charge of evaluating, assessing and implementing all legal, technical and legislative strategies.
Mr. Furnace obtained a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">There are no arrangements
or understandings between Mr. Furnace and any other person pursuant to which he was elected to the Board, and there are no relationships
between Mr. Furnace and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. The Company compensates independent directors at an annual rate of $18,000, excluding additional amounts
payable in respect of Board committees on which a director may serve. For the current year, Mr. Furnace will receive a pro rata
portion of such compensation.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Date: April 23, 2012</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">Zion Oil and Gas, Inc.</TD>
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    <TD>Chief Executive Officer</TD>
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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
April 19, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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.)
6510 Abrams Road, Suite 300, Dallas,
TX 75231
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
214-221-4610
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code
(Former name or former
address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of New Director
On April 19, 2012,
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (hereinafter, the "Company") appointed Justin Furnace to the Board of Directors of the Company
(the "Board"). Mr. Furnace is not being named to any committee of the Board at this time.
Mr. Furnace is the
President of the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO), a trade association representing the interests
of more than 2,300 independent oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners throughout Texas. Prior to that position, Mr. Furnace
served as chief of staff and legal counsel to then Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission Victor G. Carrillo (currently the
Company's President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Company's Board). In that position, Mr. Furnace served as the
Chairman's top policy advisor, in charge of evaluating, assessing and implementing all legal, technical and legislative strategies.
Mr. Furnace obtained a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law.
There are no arrangements
or understandings between Mr. Furnace and any other person pursuant to which he was elected to the Board, and there are no relationships
between Mr. Furnace and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. The Company compensates independent directors at an annual rate of $18,000, excluding additional amounts
payable in respect of Board committees on which a director may serve. For the current year, Mr. Furnace will receive a pro rata
portion of such compensation.
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: April 23, 2012
Zion Oil and Gas, Inc.
By:
/s/ Richard J. Rinberg
Richard J. Rinberg
Chief Executive Officer