UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended September 30, 2007
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This amendment (Check only one.) : [ ] is a restatement
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Petroleum & Resources Corporation
Address: 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 1140
Baltimore, MD 21202
Form 13F File Number: 28-596
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person
by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the
report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained
herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that
all required items, statements, schedules, lists,and tables, are
considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Christine M. Sloan
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Phone: (410) 752-5900
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Christine M. Sloan Baltimore, MD October 26, 2007
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported
are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings
for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager (s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 47
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 925,434
(in thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name (s) and Form 13F file number(s)
of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this
report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column
headings and
list entries.]
No. Form 13-F File No. Name
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COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE IN SHARES/PRN SH/ PUT/ INVSTM OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
000's AMOUNT PRN CALLDISCRETNMANAGERS
SOLE SHARED NONE
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AGL RESOURCES INC. COM 001204106 6,735 170,000 SH SOLE 170,000
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICA COM 009158106 11,242 115,000 SH SOLE 115,000
APACHE CORP. COM 037411105 14,247 158,200 SH SOLE 158,200
AQUA AMERICA, INC. COM 03836W103 6,373 281,000 SH SOLE 281,000
BAKER HUGHES, INC.. COM 057224107 18,526 205,000 SH SOLE 205,000
BJ SERVICES CO. COM 055482103 6,372 240,000 SH SOLE 240,000
BRONCO DRILLING CO INC COM 112211107 3,552 240,000 SH SOLE 240,000
CHEVRON CORP. COM 166764100 66,910 715,000 SH SOLE 715,000
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 48,878 556,891 SH SOLE 556,891
DEVON ENERGY CORP. COM 25179M103 27,456 330,000 SH SOLE 330,000
DUKE ENERGY CORP. COM 26441C105 4,067 217,624 SH SOLE 217,624
DUPONT EI DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 7,806 157,500 SH SOLE 157,500
ENERGEN CORP. COM 29265N108 22,848 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000
ENSCO INTERNATIONAL, I COM 26874Q100 11,733 209,150 SH SOLE 209,150
EOG RESOURCES INC. COM 26875P101 16,636 230,000 SH SOLE 230,000
EQUITABLE RESOURCES IN COM 294549100 23,342 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000
EXXON MOBIL CORP. COM 30231G102 115,237 1,245,000 SH SOLE 1,245,000
FOREST OIL CORP COM 346091705 1,592 37,000 SH SOLE 37,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 15,318 370,000 SH SOLE 370,000
GLOBALSANTAFE CORP. COM G3930E101 22,046 290,000 SH SOLE 290,000
GRANT PRIDECO INC COM 38821G101 16,792 308,000 SH SOLE 308,000
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC COM 427093109 14,159 542,320 SH SOLE 542,320
HESS CORPORATION COM 42809H107 12,973 195,000 SH SOLE 195,000
LUBRIZOL CORP COM 549271104 8,133 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000
MARATHON OIL CO. COM 565849106 13,685 240,000 SH SOLE 240,000
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, I COM 552690109 10,440 375,000 SH SOLE 375,000
MURPHY OIL CORP. COM 626717102 15,131 216,500 SH SOLE 216,500
NABORS INDUSTRIES, LTD COM G6359F103 16,000 520,000 SH SOLE 520,000
NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO. COM 636180101 9,362 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000
NEW JERSEY RESOURCES C COM 646025106 9,918 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION C COM 651290108 8,428 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000
NOBLE CORP COM G65422100 29,430 600,000 SH SOLE 600,000
NOBLE ENERGY INC. COM 655044105 23,814 340,000 SH SOLE 340,000
NORTHEAST UTILITIES COM 664397106 2,857 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM C COM 674599105 25,632 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000
QUESTAR CORP COM 748356102 16,810 320,000 SH SOLE 320,000
ROHM & HAAS CO. COM 775371107 11,134 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000
ROYAL DUTCH SHELLPLC- SPONSORED ADRA780259206 21,778 265,000 SH SOLE 265,000
SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 58,800 560,000 SH SOLE 560,000
SEMCO ENERGY INC. COM 78412D109 5,289 670,300 SH SOLE 670,300
SPECTRA ENERGY CORP. COM 847560109 2,664 108,812 SH SOLE 108,812
SUNCOR ENERGY COM 867229106 8,533 90,000 SH SOLE 90,000
TOTAL S.A. SPONSORED ADR89151E109 31,602 390,000 SH SOLE 390,000
VALERO ENERGY CORP. COM 91913Y100 28,552 425,000 SH SOLE 425,000
WEATHERFORD INT'L. LTD COM G95089101 33,157 493,560 SH SOLE 493,560
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, IN COM 969457100 15,327 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000
XTO ENERGY COM 98385X106 24,118 390,000 SH SOLE 390,000
925,434