EXHIBIT 99.1


                        Certification of CEO 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 Annual Report of U.S. Energy Corp. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003 (the "Report"), John L.
Larsen Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley
Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

(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 result of operations of the Company.





                                              /s/  John L. Larsen
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                                            John L. Larsen
                                            Chief Executive Officer
March 28, 2003

This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to U.S. Energy and will be retained by U.S. Energy Corp. and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request."


















                        Certification of CFO 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 Annual Report of U.S. Energy Corp. (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2003 (the "Report"), Robert
Scott Lorimer, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of his knowledge, that:

(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 result of operations of the Company.




                                              /s/  Robert Scott Lorimer
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Robert Scott Lorimer
                                            Chief Financial Officer
March 28, 2003

This certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to U.S. Energy Corp. and will be retained by U.S. Energy Corp. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request."