HOUSTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter 2011 financial and operations results after the market closes on Thursday, February 23, 2012.  In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Central time).

For those who cannot listen to the live call, a telephonic replay will be available through March 1, 2012 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3030 and using the pass code 4506374#.  Additionally, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call in the "Presentations" section within the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website.

About W&T Offshore

W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas producer, active in the acquisition, exploitation, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore Texas.  The Gulf of Mexico is an area where we have developed significant technical expertise.   We recently diversified our operations by expanding onshore into the Permian Basin and into East Texas.  We have working interests in approximately 67 fields in federal and state waters, and have approximately 173,000 net acres under lease onshore.  A majority of our daily production is derived from wells we operate offshore.  For more information on W&T Offshore, please visit our website at www.wtoffshore.com.

Investor Relations Contact:
Janet Yang or Mark Brewer
investorrelations@wtoffshore.com
713-297-8024

Danny Gibbons
SVP & CFO
investorrelations@wtoffshore.com
713-624-7326

SOURCE W&T Offshore, Inc.