UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-21656

Name of Fund: BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

Fund Address: 100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: Anne F. Ackerley, Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust, 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 882-0052, Option 4

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31/2010

Date of reporting period: 01/31/2010


Item 1 – Schedule of Investments

 

 

Schedule of Investments January 31, 2010 (Unaudited)

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Common Stocks

 

Value

 








 

 

 

Construction & Engineering—0.6%

 

 

 

 

 

269,231

 

MYR Group, Inc. (a)(b)

 

$

4,270,004

 









 

 

 

Energy Equipment & Services—20.0%

 

 

 

 

 

318,600

 

Cameron International Corp. (a)

 

 

11,998,476

 

 

48,500

 

Core Laboratories NV

 

 

5,672,075

 

 

571,200

 

Halliburton Co.

 

 

16,684,752

 

 

476,100

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

 

 

19,472,490

 

 

296,000

 

Noble Corp. (a)

 

 

11,934,720

 

 

228,100

 

Saipem SpA

 

 

7,384,966

 

 

259,100

 

Schlumberger Ltd.

 

 

16,442,486

 

 

191,800

 

Technip SA

 

 

13,111,661

 

 

335,900

 

Transocean Ltd. (a)

 

 

28,464,166

 

 

1,119,300

 

Weatherford International Ltd. (a)

 

 

17,550,624

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

148,716,416

 









 

 

 

Gas Utilities—3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

449,600

 

EQT Corp.

 

 

19,791,392

 

 

208,700

 

Questar Corp.

 

 

8,656,876

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,448,268

 









 

 

 

Metals & Mining—3.8%

 

 

 

 

 

27,900

 

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.

 

 

1,413,693

 

 

177,300

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR (c)(d)

 

 

12,299,301

 

 

239,736

 

Goldcorp, Inc.

 

 

8,141,434

 

 

450,000

 

Silver Wheaton Corp. (a)

 

 

6,192,000

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,046,428

 









 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—69.2%

 

 

 

 

 

445,300

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (a)

 

 

18,083,633

 

 

451,400

 

AltaGas Income Trust

 

 

7,704,513

 

 

187,000

 

Apache Corp.

 

 

18,469,990

 

 

570,000

 

Arch Coal, Inc.

 

 

12,009,900

 

 

51,600

 

Buckeye Partners LP (c)(d)

 

 

2,863,800

 

 

361,400

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

 

 

13,830,778

 

 

134,600

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

 

 

6,623,666

 

 

482,621

 

Consol Energy, Inc.

 

 

22,494,965

 

 

260,100

 

Copano Energy LLC

 

 

5,909,472

 

 

314,500

 

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

 

 

11,132,873

 

 

70,200

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

 

6,425,406

 

 

73,200

 

Enbridge Energy Partners LP

 

 

3,801,276

 

 

653,105

 

Enterprise Products Partners LP

 

 

20,030,730

 

 

293,900

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

 

 

26,574,438

 

 

1,067,200

 

EXCO Resources, Inc.

 

 

18,718,688

 

 

1,040,800

 

Galleon Energy, Inc. (a)

 

 

5,236,852

 

 

619,867

 

Keyera Facilities Income Fund

 

 

14,064,039

 

 

666,400

 

MarkWest Energy Partners LP

 

 

19,305,608

 

 

716,500

 

Massey Energy Co.

 

 

27,599,580

 

 

345,600

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

 

27,074,304

 

 

144,800

 

ONEOK Partners LP

 

 

8,983,392

 

 

503,700

 

Peabody Energy Corp.

 

 

21,215,844

 

 

265,500

 

Pembina Pipeline Income Fund

 

 

4,308,090

 

 

966,200

 

Penn Virginia Corp.

 

 

23,449,674

 

 

1,819,900

 

PetroHawk Energy Corp. (a)

 

 

40,638,367

 

 

616,000

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

 

 

22,225,280

 

 

214,200

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP

 

 

11,371,878

 

 

307,000

 

Range Resources Corp.

 

 

14,122,000

 

 

484,400

 

Ship Finance International Ltd.

 

 

7,009,268

 

 

445,000

 

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

 

 

19,081,600

 

 

93,100

 

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.

 

 

2,982,924

 

 

300,000

 

Targa Resources Partners LP

 

 

7,095,000

 

 

508,420

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)(c)

 

 

33,840,435

 

 

245,200

 

Williams Partners LP

 

 

9,388,708

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

513,666,971

 









 

 

 

Pipelines—0.8%

 

 

 

 

 

134,200

 

Magellan Midstream Partners LP

 

 

5,636,400

 









 

 

 

Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost—$714,720,420)—98.2%

 

 

728,784,487

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares/Beneficial
Interest

 

Short-Term Securities

 

Value

 







 

26,286,839

 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.10% (e)(f)

 

$

26,286,839

 

 

10,628,500

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC, Money Market Series, 0.27% (e)(f)(g)

 

 

10,628,500

 









 

 

 

Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost—$36,915,339)—5.0%

 

 

36,915,339

 









 

 

 

Total Investments Before Outstanding Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost—$751,635,759*)—103.2%

 

 

765,699,826

 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









Contracts

 

Options Written

 

 

 

 








 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options Written—(0.4)%

 

 

 

 

 

935

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 44, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(107,525

)

 

625

 

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 55, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(12,500

)

 

100

 

Apache Corp., Strike Price USD 110, Expires 4/19/10

 

 

(18,250

)

 

500

 

Apache Corp., Strike Price USD 115, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(23,750

)

 

1,150

 

Arch Coal, Inc., Strike Price USD 23, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(40,250

)

 

450

 

Arch Coal, Inc., Strike Price USD 24, Expires 4/19/10

 

 

(36,000

)

 

450

 

Arch Coal, Inc., Strike Price USD 29, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(2,250

)

 

200

 

Arch Coal, Inc., Strike Price USD 29, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(2,000

)

 

100

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Strike Price USD 45, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(1,500

)

 

500

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Strike Price USD 47.50, Expires 3/19/10

 

 

(34,218

)

 

500

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Strike Price USD 50, Expires 4/19/10

 

 

(37,500

)

 

730

 

Cameron International Corp., Strike Price USD 42.50, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(10,950

)

 

420

 

Cameron International Corp., Strike Price USD 42.50, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(24,150

)

 

740

 

Cimarex Energy Co., Strike Price USD 55, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(29,600

)

 

100

 

Cimarex Energy Co., Strike Price USD 55, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(9,750

)

 

1,300

 

Consol Energy, Inc., Strike Price USD 49, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(146,250

)

 

700

 

Crescent Point Energy Corp., Strike Price CAD 40, Expires 4/17/10

 

 

(24,550

)

 

250

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., Strike Price USD 105, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(15,000

)

 

225

 

EOG Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 100, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(10,125

)

 

400

 

EOG Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 100, Expires 4/19/10

 

 

(91,000

)

 

150

 

EOG Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 105, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(2,250

)

 

420

 

EQT Corp., Strike Price USD 45, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(49,350

)

 

1,500

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 22.50, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(7,500

)

 

1,750

 

EXCO Resources, Inc., Strike Price USD 22.50, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(26,250

)

 

110

 

Goldcorp, Inc., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(1,650

)

 

300

 

Goldcorp, Inc., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(16,350

)



 

 

 

 

 

 

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Schedule of Investments (continued)

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options Written— (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

450

 

Goldcorp, Inc., Strike Price USD 41, Expires 2/22/10

 

$

(4,725

)

 

900

 

Halliburton Co., Strike Price USD 36, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(8,550

)

 

1,000

 

Massey Energy Co., Strike Price USD 44, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(65,000

)

 

325

 

Massey Energy Co., Strike Price USD 50, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(12,188

)

 

1,550

 

Massey Energy Co., Strike Price USD 50, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(65,875

)

 

950

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc., Strike Price USD 48, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(9,500

)

 

950

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc., Strike Price USD 48, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(49,875

)

 

150

 

Noble Corp., Strike Price USD 44, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(3,750

)

 

830

 

Noble Corp., Strike Price USD 45, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(12,450

)

 

1,150

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp., Strike Price USD 80, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(189,750

)

 

200

 

ONEOK Partners LP, Strike Price USD 65, Expires 4/19/10

 

 

(21,500

)

 

800

 

Peabody Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 47, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(34,000

)

 

865

 

Peabody Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 50, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(12,975

)

 

1,950

 

Penn Virginia Corp., Strike Price USD 22.50, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(531,375

)

 

700

 

Penn Virginia Corp., Strike Price USD 25, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(96,250

)

 

1,000

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 25, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(62,500

)

 

1,000

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 26, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(10,000

)

 

705

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 27, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(7,050

)

 

800

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 28, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(4,000

)

 

500

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 28, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(10,000

)

 

660

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP, Strike Price USD 55, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(57,750

)

 

200

 

Questar Corp., Strike Price USD 45, Expires 4/19/10

 

 

(22,000

)

 

200

 

Range Resources Corp., Strike Price USD 55, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(2,000

)

 

950

 

Range Resources Corp., Strike Price USD 55, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(35,625

)

 

239

 

Silver Wheaton Corp., Strike Price USD 16, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(3,585

)

 

250

 

Silver Wheaton Corp., Strike Price USD 17, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(6,875

)

 

1,000

 

Silver Wheaton Corp., Strike Price USD 18, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(20,000

)

 

300

 

Silver Wheaton Corp., Strike Price USD 18, Expires 6/19/10

 

 

(21,000

)

 

1,250

 

Southwestern Energy Co., Strike Price USD 49, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(103,125

)

 

220

 

Southwestern Energy Co., Strike Price USD 50, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(14,300

)

 

100

 

Southwestern Energy Co., Strike Price USD 55, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(1,750

)

 

100

 

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Strike Price USD 35, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(3,250

)

 

200

 

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(3,500

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Options Written

 

Value

 







 

 

 

Exchange-Traded Call Options Written— (concluded)

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co., Strike Price USD 40, Expires 5/24/10

 

$

(7,250

)

 

1,180

 

Transocean Ltd., Strike Price USD 95, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(142,190

)

 

200

 

Weatherford International Ltd., Strike Price USD 19, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(1,000

)

 

500

 

Weatherford International Ltd., Strike Price USD 20, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(5,000

)

 

700

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Strike Price USD 75, Expires 2/22/10

 

 

(15,750

)

 

1,400

 

Whiting Petroleum Corp., Strike Price USD 75, Expires 3/22/10

 

 

(136,500

)









 

 

 

Total Exchange-Traded Call Options Written

 

 

(2,594,231

)









 

 

 

Over-the-Counter Call Options Written—(0.1)%

 

 

 

 

 

62,000

 

BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR, Strike Price USD 79.31, Expires 2/19/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(7,971

)

 

40,000

 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Strike Price USD 40.71, Expires 2/12/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(15,788

)

 

16,000

 

Core Laboratories NV, Strike Price USD 118.31, Expires 2/26/10, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(45,182

)

 

56,000

 

Crescent Point Energy Corp., Strike Price CAD 38.70, Expires 3/19/10, Broker Deutsche Bank Securities

 

 

(25,480

)

 

92,000

 

EQT Corp., Strike Price USD 45.83, Expires 2/25/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(39,902

)

 

100,000

 

Halliburton Co., Strike Price USD 30.93, Expires 2/26/10, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(55,718

)

 

20,000

 

Penn Virginia Corp., Strike Price USD 25.96, Expires 2/19/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(9,309

)

 

250,000

 

Petrohawk Energy Corp., Strike Price USD 27, Expires 3/04/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(31,347

)

 

100,000

 

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR, Strike Price USD 42.65, Expires 2/12/10, Broker Goldman Sachs & Co.

 

 

(1,137

)

 

48,000

 

Questar Corp., Strike Price USD 45.37, Expires 3/12/10, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(25,792

)

 

79,800

 

Saipem SpA, Strike Price EUR 25.01, Expires 2/24/10, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(14,264

)

 

85,500

 

Schlumberger Ltd., Strike Price USD 72.28, Expires 3/04/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(19,033

)

 

50,000

 

Ship Finance International Ltd., Strike Price USD 13.73, Expires 2/12/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(42,637

)

 

100,000

 

Ship Finance International Ltd., Strike Price USD 15.60, Expires 3/31/10, Broker UBS Securities LLC

 

 

(40,600

)

 

70,000

 

Technip SA, Strike Price EUR 50.69, Expires 3/10/10, Broker Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

 

 

(139,401

)









 

 

 

Total Over-the-Counter Call Options Written

 

 

(513,561

)









 

 

 

Total Options Written
(Premiums Received $9,070,532)—(0.5)%

 

 

(3,107,792

)









 

 

 

Total Investments Net of Outstanding Options
Written—102.7%

 

 

762,592,034

 

 

 

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(2.7)%

 

 

(20,167,586

)

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Net Assets—100.0%

 

$

742,424,448

 

 

 

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    JANUARY 31, 2010

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Schedule of Investments (concluded)

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust (BGR)

 

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


 

 

*

The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of January 31, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aggregate cost

 

$

751,635,969

 

 

 

 



 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

74,829,311

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(60,765,454

)

 

 

 



 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

 

$

14,063,857

 

 

 

 



 

 

 


(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

Restricted security as to resale acquired 12/20/07. As of report date the Trust held 0.6% of its net assets, with a current market value of $4,270,004 and an original cost of $3,500,003 in these securities.

 

 

(c)

Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.

 

 

(d)

Security, or a portion thereof, pledged as collateral for outstanding options written.

 

 

(e)

Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Trust, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 







 

Affiliate

 

Net Activity

 

Income

 

 







 

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class

 

$

7,585,425

 

$

2,391

 

 

BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series

 

$

4,733,800

 

$

2,196

 

 










 

 

(f)

Represents current yield as of report date.

 

 

(g)

Security purchased with the cash collateral from securities loans.

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts as of January 31, 2010 were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 










Currency
Purchased

 

Currency
Sold

 

Counterparty

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation










EUR

9,407,000

 

USD

13,194,258

 

Citigroup Global Markets

 

2/01/10

 

$   (151,443)












 

 

 

For Trust compliance purposes, the Trust’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or defined by Trust management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments, which are as follows:

 

 

 

Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

 

 

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market- corroborated inputs)

 

 

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available In the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Trusts’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments)

 

 

 

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Trust’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to the Trust’s most recent financial statements as contained in its annual report.

 

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used as of January 31, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Trust’s investments:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Investments in Securities

 



Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 











Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks1:

 

$

708,287,860

 

$

20,496,627

 

 

 

$

728,784,487

 

Short-Term Securities:

 

 

26,286,839

 

 

10,628,500

 

 

 

 

36,915,339

 















Total

 

$

734,574,699

 

$

31,125,127

 

 

 

$

765,699,826

 















 

 

1

See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry excluding Level 2, Energy Equipment & Services, within the table.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments2

 



Valuation Inputs

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

 















Liabilities:

 

$

(2,560,013

)

$

(699,222

)

 

 

$

(3,259,235

)















Total

 

$

(2,560,013

)

$

(699,222

)

 

 

$

(3,259,235

)















 

 

2

Other financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts and options. Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument and options are shown at market value.

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS

 

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

CAD — Canadian Dollar

EUR — Euro

USD — U.S. Dollar



 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

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Item 2 – Controls and Procedures

 

 

2(a) –

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 13(a)-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

2(b) –

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Item 3 – Exhibits

 

 

 

Certifications – Attached hereto

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anne F. Ackerley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne F. Ackerley

 

 

Chief Executive Officer of

 

 

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

 

 

 

 

Date: March 19, 2010

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Anne F. Ackerley

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne F. Ackerley

 

 

Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of

 

 

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

 

 

 

 

Date: March 19, 2010

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Neal J. Andrews

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neal J. Andrews

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of

 

 

BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust

 

 

 

 

Date: March 19, 2010