Company: ZNOG
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001437749-25-009623
Chunk: 944

Company: ZION OIL & GAS INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 6
Chunk 944
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 settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. We have incurred a history of operating losses and negative cash flows from operations. Therefore, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

During the past two completed fiscal years, we have financed our operations primarily from the proceeds of sales of our stock under the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we raised approximately $16,257,000 and $6,949,000, respectively, under the Plan. Of the amounts raised, approximately 57% of the amounts raised in 2024 were attributable to one participant and 54% of the amounts raised in 2023 were attributable to one participant. The cessation of funding from these participants may result in adverse consequences to our business, such as a delay in our testing efforts, until we locate alternate sources for this funding.

At December 31, 2024, we had approximately $2,272,000 in cash and cash equivalents compared to $615,000 at December 31, 2023. Our working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) was $1,702,000 at December 31, 2024 and ($349,000) at December 31, 2023.

As of December 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company provided Israeli-required bank guarantees to various governmental bodies (approximately $972,000 and $944,000, respectively) and others (approximately $93,000 and $90,000, respectively) with respect to its drilling operation in an aggregate amount of approximately $1,065,000 and $1,034,000, respectively. The cash funds backing these guarantees are held in restricted interest-bearing accounts and are reported on the Company’s balance sheets as cash and cash equivalents – restricted.

During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, cash used in operating activities totaled $6,230,000 and $5,133,000, respectively. Cash provided by financing activities during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $13,205,000 and $6,008,000, respectively, and is primarily attributable to proceeds received from the Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (the “DSPP” or “Plan”). Net cash used in investing activities such as drilling costs for our MJ-02 exploratory well, purchase of equipment and spare parts was