HOUSTON, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be presenting at the 2010 IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium to be held on October 12-14, 2010 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

Tracy Krohn, W&T Offshore's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, October 13, at 2:55 p.m. Pacific Time. The presentation will provide an update on the Company's operations and will be broadcast live over the Internet.  The webcast link to the audio presentation and accompanying slides can be accessed live and for replay by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.wtoffshore.com.

About W&T Offshore

W&T Offshore is an independent oil and natural gas company focused primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, including exploration in the deepwater and deep shelf regions, where it has developed significant technical expertise.  W&T has grown through acquisition, exploitation and exploration and holds working interests in approximately 72 fields, in federal and state waters and a majority of its daily production is derived from wells it operates.  For more information on W&T Offshore, please visit its Web site at www.wtoffshore.com.  

Contacts:

Janet Yang, Finance Manager

investorrelations@wtoffshore.com

713-297-8024



Ken Dennard / ksdennard@drg-e.com

Lisa Elliott / lelliott@drg-e.com

DRG&E / 713-529-6600

SOURCE W&T Offshore, Inc.