W&T Offshore to Present at the Howard Weil 35th Annual Energy Conference

HOUSTON, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be presenting at the Howard Weil 35th Annual Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana April 1-5, 2007.

Tracy Krohn, W&T Offshore's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at 8:25 a.m. Central Time. Slides from the presentation can be viewed by visiting the Company's website at http://www.wtoffshore.com .

About W&T Offshore

Founded in 1983, 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 now holds working interests in over 200 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 http://www.wtoffshore.com .

     Contacts:
     Manuel Mondragon, Vice President of Finance
     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.

Released April 2, 2007