{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001437749-25-010980","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"ZNOG","cik":"0001131312","company_name":"ZION OIL & GAS INC","filed_at":"2025-04-04T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:47.613112+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-23T20:41:04.919407+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Zion Oil & Gas appoints President/CFO Croswell and COO Kness in succession plan","bullets":["Michael B. Croswell Jr. appointed President effective April 2, 2025; continues as CFO. Salary $275,000 plus 25,000 share option grants.","William Avery steps down as interim President but remains General Counsel.","Monty Kness appointed COO effective April 2, 2025; salary $220,000 plus 25,000 share option grants.","Both appointments implement Zion's succession plan; no familial or related-party transactions."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-010980","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-010980.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-010980.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-25-010980.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1131312/000143774925010980/0001437749-25-010980-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1131312/000143774925010980/znog20250404_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-23T20:41:04.919407+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"14508d96b6","claim":"Monty Kness was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at ZION OIL & GAS INC.","evidence_excerpt":"Effective April 2, 2025, Mr. Monty Kness, age 43, was appointed to serve as the Chief Operating Officer.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1131312/000143774925010980/0001437749-25-010980-index.htm","confidence":0.95},{"claim_id":"1d51ec1aee","claim":"William Avery changed role as President at ZION OIL & GAS INC.","evidence_excerpt":"William Avery, age 77, is stepping down from his interim position as President effective April 2, 2025, and continuing his full- time position as General Counsel.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1131312/000143774925010980/0001437749-25-010980-index.htm","confidence":0.95},{"claim_id":"5b92e93014","claim":"Michael B. Croswell Jr. was appointed as President at ZION OIL & GAS INC.","evidence_excerpt":"Effective April 2, 2025, Michael B. Croswell Jr., age 54, was appointed to serve as President and will continue in his role as Chief Financial Officer.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1131312/000143774925010980/0001437749-25-010980-index.htm","confidence":0.95}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}