EXHIBIT 32.2


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


     In connection with the Annual Report of AMERICAN  EXPLORATION  CORPORATION.
(the  "Company") on Form 10-K/A for the period ended December 31, 2008, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Brian Manko, Chief Financial Officer of the Company,  certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that:

     The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Date: May 19, 2009


                                                   /s/ BRIAN MANKO
                                                       _________________________
                                                       Brian Manko
                                                       Chief Financial Officer