EXHIBIT 99.1


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

I, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report on Form 10Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2003, fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that
information contained in such Annual Report fairly presents in all material
respects the financial condition and results of operations of Nathaniel Energy
Corporation.







Date: May 15, 2003                        By: /s/  Stan Abrams
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                                              Name: Stan Abrams
                                              Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                              Nathaniel Energy Corporation