Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADDED BY

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of United Refining Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 29, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, John A. Catsimatidis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as added by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

To my knowledge:

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

Dated: April 14, 2008	By:	/s/ James E. Murphy
		James E. Murphy
		Principal Financial Officer