|Exhibit 32.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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|Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|The undersigned, Stephen M. 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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-KSB for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 (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    	March 30, 2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|By: |  | Stephen M. Hosmer                          
|    |  | Stephen M. Hosmer, Chief Accounting Officer
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