EXHIBIT  99.1


              CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63
                      OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE


     I,  John  L.  Larsen,  the  Chief  Executive  Officer of U.S. Energy Corp.,
certify  that  (i)  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March
31,  2003  accompanying  this statement, fully complies with the requirements of
Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the
information  contained  in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  U.S.  Energy  Corp.



                                         /s/  John  L.  Larsen
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       John L. Larsen, Chief Executive Officer

                                       Date:  May  20,  2003



              CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63
                      OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE


     I,  Robert Scott Lorimer, the Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Energy Corp.,
certify  that  (i)  the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March
31,  2003  accompanying  this statement, fully complies with the requirements of
Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) the
information  contained  in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of  U.S.  Energy  Corp.


                                         /s/  Robert  Scott  Lorimer
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Robert Scott Lorimer,
                                       Chief Financial Officer

                                       Date:  May  20,  2003