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**EXHIBIT      99.7**

**CERTIFICATION      REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(b) OR RULE 15d-14(b) AND SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63      OF      TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE**

| 1. | The                Report                fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of                the                Securities Exchange Act of 1934;                and |
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| 2. | The                information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material                respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the                Company. |
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|                                               |   | **VERMILION                ENERGY TRUST (the Registrant)**              |
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| Date:                March                15, 2006 |   | By:                ***(“Lorenzo                Donadeo”)*** |
|                                               |   | Lorenzo                Donadeo                                          |
|                                               |   | President                and                Chief Executive Officer     |

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**CERTIFICATION      REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(b) OR RULE 15d-14(b) AND SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63      OF      TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE**

| 1. | The                Report                fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of                the                Securities Exchange Act of 1934;                and |
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| 2. | The                information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material                respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the                Company. |
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|                                               |   | **VERMILION                ENERGY TRUST (the Registrant)**                         |
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|                                               |   |                                                                               |
| Date:                March                15, 2006 |   | By:                * ****(“Curtis                W. Hicks”)***    |
|                                               |   | Curtis                W.                Hicks                                      |
|                                               |   | Executive                Vice President and Chief Financial                Officer |

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