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Petroleum & Resources Provides
Year-to-Date Update at Annual Stockholders Meeting in Baltimore

Petroleum & Resources Corporation



Baltimore, March 27, 2007 -- Petroleum & Resources Corporation (PEO) held its Annual Meeting of stockholders in Baltimore today and provided this update. The information was updated through March 23, 2007:

Performance and Realized Capital Gains
The year-to-date total return on net asset value for the Corporation, after adjusting for income dividends as well as capital gains distributions paid, was 5.3%. Net realized capital gains were $0.74 per share.

 TOP TEN HOLDINGS

The ten largest portfolio holdings were:

    Company                % of Net Assets
    Exxon Mobil                11.1
    Chevron                     5.5
    Schlumberger                4.6
    ConocoPhillips              4.6
    Valero Energy               3.3
    Noble Energy                3.1
    Weatherford Int'l.          2.7
    Devon Energy                2.6
    EOG Resources               2.6
    Holly Corp.                 2.6
                               42.7

SECTOR WEIGHTINGS

The portfolio weightings for the major sectors that the Fund invests in were:

    Integrated Oils            37.3%
    Exploration & Production   15.5%
    Oil Services               21.5%
    Utilities                  14.3%
    Basic Materials & Other     7.1%
    Cash & Equivalent           4.3%


Securities Transactions
Since December 31, 2006, two new names have been added to the Corporation's portfolio with the purchase of shares of Forest Oil Corp. and the receipt of shares of Spectra Energy via spin-off from Duke Energy. The Corporation added to its existing holding in Hercules Offshore and reduced its holdings in BJ Services, BP, Devon Energy, EOG Resources, Holly Corp., Martin Marietta Materials, and Royal Dutch Shell.

Petroleum & Resources Corporation is a Baltimore-based closed-end investment company. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PEO.



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