Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hallador Petroleum Company
(the "Company"), on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned, in the capacities and dates
indicated below, hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to
his knowledge: (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.


Dated: August 14, 2003       By: /S/ VICTOR P. STABIO
                             Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer