UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009 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: 28-596 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: /s/ Christine M. Sloan Baltimore, MD August 3, 2009 [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).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 41 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $505,568 (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. NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP VALUE IN SHARES/PRN SH/ PUT/ INVSTM OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY 000's AMOUNT PRN CALLDISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE AGL RESOURCES INC. COM 001204106 5,247 165,000 SH SOLE 165,000 ANADARKO PETROLEUM COR COM 032511107 6,809 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 APACHE CORP. COM 037411105 14,430 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 BAKER HUGHES, INC.. COM 057224107 3,826 105,000 SH SOLE 105,000 CHEVRON CORP. COM 166764100 60,619 915,000 SH SOLE 915,000 COMPLETE PRODUCTION SE COM 20453E109 2,547 400,500 SH SOLE 400,500 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 17,324 411,891 SH SOLE 411,891 CONSOL ENERGY INC. COM 20854P109 4,245 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 DEVON ENERGY CORP. COM 25179M103 13,080 240,000 SH SOLE 240,000 DUPONT EI DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 6,213 242,500 SH SOLE 242,500 ENERGEN CORP. COM 29265N108 11,970 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 EOG RESOURCES INC. COM 26875P101 13,584 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 EQT CORP COM 26884L109 13,922 398,800 SH SOLE 398,800 EXXON MOBIL CORP. COM 30231G102 71,308 1,020,000 SH SOLE 1,020,000 FOREST OIL CORP COM 346091705 1,036 69,477 SH SOLE 69,477 HALLIBURTON CO. COM 406216101 14,490 700,000 SH SOLE 700,000 HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC COM 427093109 1,191 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 HESS CORPORATION COM 42809H107 13,438 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 INTERNATIONAL COAL GRO COM 45928H106 8,580 3,000,000 SH SOLE 3,000,000 MASSEY ENERGY CO. COM 576206106 3,517 180,000 SH SOLE 180,000 MDU RESOURCES GROUP, I COM 552690109 7,114 375,000 SH SOLE 375,000 NABORS INDUSTRIES, LTD SHS G6359F103 8,102 520,000 SH SOLE 520,000 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO. COM 636180101 7,216 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO COM 637071101 4,525 138,538 SH SOLE 138,538 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES C COM 646025106 11,112 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 NOBLE CORP SHS H5833N103 23,444 775,000 SH SOLE 775,000 NOBLE ENERGY INC. COM 655044105 20,050 340,000 SH SOLE 340,000 NORTHEAST UTILITIES COM 664397106 4,462 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 NORTHWEST NATURAL GAS COM 667655104 1,773 40,000 SH SOLE 40,000 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM C COM 674599105 26,324 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 QUESTAR CORP COM 748356102 7,454 240,000 SH SOLE 240,000 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-SPONSORED ADRA780259206 13,300 265,000 SH SOLE 265,000 SOUTHWEST GAS CORP COM 844895102 3,998 180,000 SH SOLE 180,000 SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COM 845467109 559 14,400 SH SOLE 14,400 SPECTRA ENERGY CORP. COM 847560109 1,841 108,812 SH SOLE 108,812 TOTAL S.A. SPONSORED ADR89151E109 10,846 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 TRANSOCEAN LTD REG SHS H8817H100 22,878 307,953 SH SOLE 307,953 WEATHERFORD INT'L. LTD COM H27013103 7,237 370,000 SH SOLE 370,000 WGL HOLDINGS INC. COM 92924F106 10,339 322,900 SH SOLE 322,900 WILLIAMS COMPANIES, IN COM 969457100 7,025 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000 XTO ENERGY COM 98385X106 18,593 487,500 SH SOLE 487,500 505,568