UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended December 31, 2004 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This amendment (Check only one.) : [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Petroleum & Resources Corporation Address: 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 1140 Baltimore, MD 21202 Form 13F File Number: 28-293 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 January 20, 2005 [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 28 [Repeat as necessary.] Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 46 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 571,166 (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 28- [Repeat as necessary.] 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 >C> WILLIAMS COMPANIES, COM 969457100 5,213 320,000 SH SOLE 320,000 AGL RESOURCES INC. COM 001204106 8,310 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICA COM 009158106 7,246 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 AMERADA HESS CORP COM 023551104 8,238 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 APACHE CORP. COM 037411105 9,608 190,000 SH SOLE 190,000 AQUA AMERICA, INC. COM 03836W103 7,746 315,000 SH SOLE 315,000 AQUILA INC. COM 03840P102 7,380 2,000,000 SH SOLE 2,000,000 ARCH COAL INC. COM 039380100 3,554 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 BAKER HUGHES, INC.. COM 057224107 5,547 130,000 SH SOLE 130,000 BJ SERVICES CO. COM 055482103 17,220 370,000 SH SOLE 370,000 BP P.L.C. SPONSORED ADR055622104 35,040 600,000 SH SOLE 600,000 BURLINGTON RESOURCES I COM 122014103 11,606 266,800 SH SOLE 266,800 CHEVRONTEXACO CORP. COM 166764100 32,819 625,000 SH SOLE 625,000 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 26,049 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 CONSOL ENERGY INC. COM 20854P109 6,515 158,700 SH SOLE 158,700 DEVON ENERGY CORP. COM 25179M103 15,468 397,440 SH SOLE 397,440 DUKE ENERGY CORP. COM 264399106 5,512 217,624 SH SOLE 217,624 DUPONT EI DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 8,584 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000 ENERGEN CORP. COM 29265N108 11,790 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 EOG RESOURCES INC. COM 26875P101 12,845 180,000 SH SOLE 180,000 EQUITABLE RESOURCES IN COM 294549100 15,165 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 EXXON MOBIL CORP. COM 30231G102 53,823 1,050,000 SH SOLE 1,050,000 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 16,600 454,800 SH SOLE 454,800 GLOBALSANTAFE CORP. COM G3930E101 8,443 255,000 SH SOLE 255,000 GRANT PRIDECO INC COM 38821G101 6,175 308,000 SH SOLE 308,000 KERR-MCGEE CORP. COM 492386107 10,238 177,153 SH SOLE 177,153 KEYSPAN CORP. COM 49337W100 7,436 188,500 SH SOLE 188,500 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERI COM 573284106 3,563 66,400 SH SOLE 66,400 MDU RESOURCES GROUP, I COM 552690109 6,670 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 MURPHY OIL CORP. COM 626717102 13,894 172,700 SH SOLE 172,700 NABORS INDUSTRIES, LTD COM G6359F103 11,027 215,000 SH SOLE 215,000 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO. COM 636180101 5,668 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES C COM 646025106 12,027 277,500 SH SOLE 277,500 NOBLE CORP COM G65422100 9,202 185,000 SH SOLE 185,000 NOBLE ENERGY INC. COM 655044105 13,257 215,000 SH SOLE 215,000 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM C COM 674599105 11,672 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 OFFICEMAX, INC. COM 67622P101 8,944 285,013 SH SOLE 285,013 PIONEER NATURAL RESOUR COM 723787107 11,092 316,000 SH SOLE 316,000 QUESTAR CORP COM 748356102 10,192 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 ROHM & HAAS CO. COM 775371107 8,846 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM, Y REG EUR .56780257804 22,952 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 18,746 280,000 SH SOLE 280,000 SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINE COM 832727101 5,604 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 TOTAL S.A. SPONSORED ADR89151E109 14,279 130,000 SH SOLE 130,000 WEATHERFORD INT'L. LTD COM G95089101 10,516 205,000 SH SOLE 205,000 XTO ENERGY COM 98385X106 8,845 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 571,166