EXHIBIT 99.2

              CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Nuevo Energy Company (the "COMPANY")
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "REPORT"), I,
Janet F. Clark, being the chief financial officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities and 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.



  By:  /s/ Janet F. Clark
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       Janet F. Clark
       Senior Vice President and
       Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 8, 2002