EXHIBIT 6
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                                 CERTIFICATION

         CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13A-14(B) AND SECTION 1350 OF
               CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE

In connection with the report of Western Oil Sands Inc. (the "Company") on the
Form 40-F for the  fiscal  year  ending  December  31,  2005 as filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that to the best of my
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 this 28th day of March, 2006.



/s/ James C. Houck
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James C. Houck
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer),
Western Oil Sands Inc.