Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 18 U.S.C 1350, AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2008 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Joseph A. Mills, Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Rock Energy G&P, LLC, the general partner of Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P., the general partner of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”), hereby certify, 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 Partnership.
| Date: August 8, 2008 | /s/ Joseph A. Mills Joseph A. Mills Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Rock Energy G&P, LLC, General Partner of Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P., General Partner of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. |