Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. has appointed Mr. Frank F. Starr II to the Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2022, to fill a vacancy on the Board as voted by the Board of Directors and recommended to the Board by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Frank F. Starr II has over 30 years of experience in oil and gas operations, reservoir engineering, acquisitions and management. Currently, he is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Crimson Energy Partners IV, LLC since 2014 and has been active in the South Texas Eagleford since 2016.

The company has drilled 40 horizontal eagleford wells since 2016. The Company currently has a drilling program planned through the end of the year on the company's 28,000 net acres. From 2009 through 2014, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Crimson Energy Partners III, LLC, which developed a 30,000-acre leasehold position and drilled over 35 horizontal Eagleford and Woodbine wells in 2010 and in 2014, the assets were sold to Hawkwood Energy.

From 2005 to 2008, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Crimson Energy Partners II, LLC, which developed a 5,500-acreage position in South Texas drilling 45 vertical wells into the Olmos and San Miguel plays and in 2008, the assets were sold to Swift Energy. From 1998 to 2004, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Crimson Energy Partners I, LLC, which developed a 65,000-acre leasehold position and drilled over 120 vertical wells into the Olmos, San Miguel plays, and in 2004, the assets were sold to JM Huber. Prior to founding the Crimson partnerships, he worked for Union Pacific Resources (Anadarko) for 17 years, covering Texas, California, the Mid-Continent and the Rockies.

In 2013, he was recognized by Texas Monthly Magazine with the Top Producer Award, Best CEO of a Mid-Size Company. Additionally, Crimson Energy III had articles written in 2012 and 2013 by Oil & Gas Investor on the Brazos County Eagleford and Woodbine operations. Mr. Starr attended the University of Oklahoma for a B.S. Degree in Petroleum Engineering.

He serves on the board for several nonprofits in the DFW area, including Kids Matter Intl. (KMI) and Heart of a Champion (HOC).