EXHIBIT 99.6
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                                  CERTIFICATION
                  REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)


I, Lorenzo Donadeo, President & Chief Executive Officer of Vermilion Energy
Trust, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Vermilion Energy Trust;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
     a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and have:

          (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
               disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
               supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
               issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
               us by others within those entities, particularly during the
               period in which this report is being prepared;

          (b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls
               and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
               the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
               of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
               evaluation; and

          (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer's internal
               control over financial reporting that occurred during the period
               covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is
               reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internal
               control over financial reporting; and

5.   The issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
     most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
     issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of
     directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

          (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
               design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
               which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer's
               ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
               information; and

          (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's
               internal control over financial reporting.


Date: March 31, 2005


                                                     /s/ Lorenzo Donadeo
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     Name:  Lorenzo Donadeo
                                                     Title: President & Chief
                                                            Executive Officer


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                                  CERTIFICATION
                  REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR RULE 15d-14(a)

I, Curtis W. Hicks, Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
of Vermilion Energy Trust, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Vermilion Energy Trust;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
     a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
     statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
     were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
     report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and have:

          (a)  Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
               disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
               supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
               issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to
               us by others within those entities, particularly during the
               period in which this report is being prepared;

          (b)  Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls
               and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
               the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as
               of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
               evaluation; and

          (c)  Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer's internal
               control over financial reporting that occurred during the period
               covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is
               reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer's internal
               control over financial reporting; and

5.   The issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
     most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
     issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of
     directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

          (a)  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
               design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
               which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer's
               ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
               information; and

          (b)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
               other employees who have a significant role in the issuer's
               internal control over financial reporting.



Date: March 21, 2005


                                             /s/ Curtis W. Hicks
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                                             Name:  Curtis W. Hicks
                                             Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer