Blue Dolphin Energy (BDCO) 10-Q 2013 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.2

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 this Quarterly Report of Blue Dolphin Energy Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2013 (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Tommy L. Byrd, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary (PrincipalFinancial Officer) of the Company, certify, 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, as amended; 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, 2013	By:	/s/ TOMMY L. BYRD
		Tommy L. Byrd
		Interim Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
		(Principal Financial Officer)