UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 8, 2006

 


W&T Offshore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


1-32414

(Commission File Number)

 

Texas   72-1121985

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77046

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

713.626.8525

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


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Item 2.02. Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

On August 8, 2006, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2006 and provided guidance for its results for the third quarter of 2006 and the year ending December 31, 2006. A copy of the press release, dated August 8, 2006, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1

This information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless specifically incorporated by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Item 2.02.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

Exhibit 99.1   W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release, dated August 8, 2006.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

W&T OFFSHORE, INC.

(Registrant)

Dated: August 8, 2006

  By:  

/s/ William W. Talafuse

   

William W. Talafuse

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

and Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.  

Description

Exhibit 99.1   W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release, dated August 8, 2006

 

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