EXHIBIT 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation ("Newpark"), for the period ended June 30, 2002, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Matthew W. Hardey, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of
Newpark, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to 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

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



                                       /s/ Matthew W. Hardey
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                                       Matthew W. Hardey
                                       Vice President-Finance and
                                       Chief Financial Officer

                                       August 12, 2002