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, 2005, 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 16, 2005            By:  /s/ Victor P. Stabio
                                     CEO and CFO