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10-K - MMR 4Q09 10-K - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/mmr4q0910-k.htm
EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit21_1.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit31_1.htm
EX-24.2 - EXHIBIT 24.2 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit24_2.htm
EX-23.2 - EXHIBIT 23.2 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit23_2.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit32_2.htm
EX-23.1 - EXHIBIT 23.1 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit23_1.htm
EX-24.1 - EXHIBIT 24.1 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit24_1.htm
EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit99_1.htm
EX-12.1 - EXHIBIT 12.1 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit12_1.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit31_2.htm
EX-10.30 - EXHIBIT 10.30 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit10_30.htm
EX-10.49 - EXHIBIT 10.49 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit10_49.htm
EX-10.35 - EXHIBIT 10.35 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit10_35.htm
EX-10.17 - EXHIBIT 10.17 - MCMORAN EXPLORATION CO /DE/exhibit10_17.htm



Exhibit 32.1


Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
(Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)


In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of McMoRan Exploration Co. (the “Company”) for the year ending December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Glenn A. Kleinert, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; 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 12, 2010


/s/ Glenn A. Kleinert
Glenn A. Kleinert
President and Chief Executive Officer


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of § 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.