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Certification of Principal Executive Officer

      In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of
Petroleum  &  Resources Corporation (the  Corporation)  on
Form  N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2008, as filed
with  the  Securities and Exchange Commission  on  the  date
hereof  (the Report), I, Douglas G. Ober, Chairman,  Chief
Executive   Officer,  and  President  of  the   Corporation,
certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C. Section  1350,  as  adopted
pursuant  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of  2002,
that:
     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
          Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934; and
     (2)  The  information  contained  in  the  Report
          fairly presents, in all material respects, the
          financial condition and results of operations of
          the Corporation.

Date: July 22, 2008

  /s/ Douglas G. Ober
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      Douglas G. Ober
      Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)

     A signed original of this written statement required by
Section    906,    or    other   document    authenticating,
acknowledging,  or  otherwise adopting  the  signature  that
appears  in typed form with the electronic version  of  this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided
to  the  Corporation and will be retained by the Corporation
and  furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission  or
its staff upon request.


Certification of Principal Financial Officer

      In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of
Petroleum  &  Resources Corporation (the  Corporation)  on
Form  N-CSR for the period ended June 30, 2008, as filed
with  the  Securities and Exchange Commission  on  the  date
hereof  (the Report), I, Maureen A. Jones, Vice  President,
Chief  Financial  Officer and Treasurer of the Corporation,
certify, pursuant  to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant  to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

     (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of
          Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
          Act of 1934; and
     (2)  The  information  contained  in  the  Report
          fairly presents, in all material respects, the
          financial condition and results of operations of
          the Corporation.

Date: July 22, 2008

  /s/ Maureen A. Jones
      -----------------------
      Maureen A. Jones
      Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
      (Principal Financial Officer)

     A signed original of this written statement required by
Section    906,    or    other   document    authenticating,
acknowledging,  or  otherwise adopting  the  signature  that
appears  in typed form with the electronic version  of  this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided
to  the  Corporation and will be retained by the Corporation
and  furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission  or
its staff upon request.
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