CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30A-2(B) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 906
                           OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, James A. Bowen, Chairman of the Board,  President and Chief Executive Officer
of Energy Income and Growth Fund (the "Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (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 Registrant.

Date:  July 27, 2006                  /S/ JAMES A. BOWEN
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                                      James A. Bowen, Chairman of the Board,
                                      President and Chief Executive Officer
                                      (principal executive officer)

I, Mark R. Bradley,  Treasurer,  Controller,  Chief Financial  Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer of Energy Income and Growth Fund (the
"Registrant"), certify that:

         1.     The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (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 Registrant.

Date:  July 27, 2006                   /S/ MARK R. BRADLEY
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                                       Mark R. Bradley, Treasurer, Controller,
                                       Chief Financial Officer and Chief
                                       Accounting Officer
                                       (principal financial officer)