HOUSTON, March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be presenting at the Howard Weil 38th Annual Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana March 21-25, 2010 and at the Barclays Capital 2010 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference to be held in Phoenix, Arizona March 24-26.

Tracy Krohn, W&T Offshore's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Howard Weil Conference on Wednesday, March 24, at 3:30 p.m. Central Time.  Danny Gibbons, W&T Offshore's Chief Financial Officer is scheduled to present at the Barclays Capital High Yield Bond Conference on Thursday, March 25 at 4:05 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.  The presentations will not be webcast, but the Company's presentation materials will be available in 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 77 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.