EXHIBIT 99.2

                CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT


I, Mark G. Papa, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of EOG Resources, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (the
"Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

     (1)  the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies
     with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d));
     and

     (2)  the information contained in the Report fairly
     presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
     and results of operations of the Company.


DATED:  March 13, 2003



                                   /s/ MARK G. PAPA
                                       Mark G. Papa
                                   Chairman of the Board and
                                   Chief Executive Officer