|Exhibit 32.1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
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|Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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|The undersigned, Donald H. Hosmer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Royale Energy, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certifies that:
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|(1) the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) 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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|Date:  April 14, 2005 |  | By: |  | /s/ Donald H. Hosmer                                   
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|                      |  |     |  | Donald H. Hosmer, President and Chief Executive Officer