Petrohawk Energy 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) (the Act), each of the undersigned, Floyd C. Wilson, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Shane M. Bayless, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, of Petrohawk Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), hereby certify that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1) the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 (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.

Date: August 9, 2006	/s/   Floyd C. Wilson
	Floyd C. Wilson Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
	/s/  Shane M. Bayless Shane M. Bayless Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

This certification accompanies this Form 10-Q and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to, and will be retained by, the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.