Petrohawk Energy 10-Q 2004 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Petrohawk Energy Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 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 Company.

By:	/s/ Floyd C. Wilson
	Floyd C. Wilson
	President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
	November 15, 2004
By:	/s/ Shane M. Bayless
	Shane M. Bayless
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officerand Treasurer
	November 15, 2004