<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>exh9910ksb.txt
<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION SECTION 906 SARBANES-OXLEY
<TEXT>
Exhibit 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection  with the annual report of Hallador Petroleum Company (the
"Company"), on Form 10-KSB for the period ended December 31, 2002, as filed
with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned, in the capacities and dates indicated below,
hereby  certifies  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 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 results of
operations of the Company.

Dated:  April 14, 2003              By:  /S/VICTOR P. STABIO
                                         Chief Executive Officer and
                                         Chief Financial Officer




</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
