Newcastle Energy (NGY) 20-F 2005 FY Annual report (foreign)

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 Annual Report of Derek Resources Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Barry C.J. Ehrl, President, CEO and Director of the Company, 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 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:  September 30, 2005

DEREK OIL & GAS CORPORATION

/s/ Barry C.J. Ehrl

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Barry C.J. Ehrl

President, CEO and Director