UNITED STATES SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 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: Christine M. Sloan Baltimore, MD October 27, 2006 [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: 53 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 732,140 (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> AGL RESOURCES INC. COM 001204106 6,205 170,000 SH SOLE 170,000 AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICA COM 009158106 8,296 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 APACHE CORP. COM 037411105 9,998 158,200 SH SOLE 158,200 AQUA AMERICA, INC. COM 03836W103 7,723 352,000 SH SOLE 352,000 ARKEMA COM 041232109 284 6,000 SH SOLE 6,000 AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENE COM 05356X403 855 40,000 SH SOLE 40,000 BAKER HUGHES, INC.. COM 057224107 13,981 205,000 SH SOLE 205,000 BJ SERVICES CO. COM 055482103 22,296 740,000 SH SOLE 740,000 BP P.L.C. SPONSORED ADR055622104 27,871 425,000 SH SOLE 425,000 BRONCO DRILLING CO.,INC COM 112211107 81 4,600 SH SOLE 4,600 CHEVRON CORP. COM 166764100 41,186 635,000 SH SOLE 635,000 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 33,152 556,891 SH SOLE 556,891 CONSOL ENERGY INC. COM 20854P109 952 30,000 SH SOLE 30,000 DEVON ENERGY CORP. COM 25179M103 21,471 340,000 SH SOLE 340,000 DUKE ENERGY CORP. COM 26441C105 6,572 217,624 SH SOLE 217,624 DUPONT EI DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 6,747 157,500 SH SOLE 157,500 ENERGEN CORP. COM 29265N108 16,748 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 ENSCO INTERNATIONAL, INC COM 26874Q100 5,880 134,150 SH SOLE 134,150 EOG RESOURCES INC. COM 26875P101 20,816 320,000 SH SOLE 320,000 EQUITABLE RESOURCES IN COM 294549100 15,741 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000 EXXON MOBIL CORP. COM 30231G102 83,540 1,245,000 SH SOLE 1,245,000 FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIE COM 341140101 4,064 105,000 SH SOLE 105,000 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. COM 369604103 16,054 454,800 SH SOLE 454,800 GLOBALSANTAFE CORP. COM G3930E101 14,497 290,000 SH SOLE 290,000 GRANT PRIDECO INC COM 38821G101 11,713 308,000 SH SOLE 308,000 HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC COM 427093109 4,968 160,000 SH SOLE 160,000 HESS CORPORATION COM 42809H107 8,077 195,000 SH SOLE 195,000 HOLLY CORP. COM PAR $0.01435758305 18,198 420,000 SH SOLE 420,000 HUGOTON ROYALTY TR TEX UNIT BEN INT 444717102 615 23,343 SH SOLE 23,343 MARATHON OIL CO. COM 565849106 9,228 120,000 SH SOLE 120,000 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERI COM 573284106 2,539 30,000 SH SOLE 30,000 MDU RESOURCES GROUP, I COM 552690109 8,378 375,000 SH SOLE 375,000 MURPHY OIL CORP. COM 626717102 10,295 216,500 SH SOLE 216,500 NABORS INDUSTRIES, LTD COM G6359F103 15,470 520,000 SH SOLE 520,000 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CO. COM 636180101 7,270 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 NEW JERSEY RESOURCES C COM 646025106 9,860 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION C COM 651290108 6,745 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000 NOBLE CORP COM G65422100 12,836 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 NOBLE ENERGY INC. COM 655044105 19,604 430,000 SH SOLE 430,000 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM C COM 674599105 19,244 400,000 SH SOLE 400,000 PIONEER NATURAL RESOUR COM 723787107 4,890 125,000 SH SOLE 125,000 QUESTAR CORP COM 748356102 16,354 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 ROHM & HAAS CO. COM 775371107 9,470 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC- PONSORED ADRA780259206 18,178 275,000 SH SOLE 275,000 SCHLUMBERGER LTD COM 806857108 34,737 560,000 SH SOLE 560,000 SEMCO ENERGY INC. COM 78412D109 2,474 438,600 SH SOLE 438,600 SUNCOR ENERGY COM 867229106 7,205 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 TODCO COM 88889T107 6,920 200,000 SH SOLE 200,000 TOTAL S.A. SPONSORED ADR89151E109 15,826 240,000 SH SOLE 240,000 VALERO ENERGY CORP. COM 91913Y100 18,272 355,000 SH SOLE 355,000 WEATHERFORD INT'L. LTD COM G95089101 20,591 493,560 SH SOLE 493,560 WILLIAMS COMPANIES, IN COM 969457100 10,742 450,000 SH SOLE 450,000 XTO ENERGY COM 98385X106 16,431 390,000 SH SOLE 390,000 732,140