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 period ended March 31, 2004, 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:  May 14, 2004              By:  /S/VICTOR P. STABIO
                                          CEO and CFO