|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, President and Chief Executive 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-KSB for the year 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: |  | Donald H. Hosmer                         
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|    |  | Donald H. Hosmer, Chief Executive Officer