HOUSTON, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be presenting at the 2011 IPAA Oil & Gas Investment Symposium to be held on September 26-28, 2011 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

Tracy Krohn, W&T Offshore's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Monday, September 26, at 3:45 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 Offshore has recently diversified its operations by expanding onshore into the Permian Basin. W&T Offshore has grown through acquisitions, exploitation and exploration, holds working interests in approximately 67 fields in federal and state waters, and has approximately 177,000 net acres under lease onshore. 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

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

SOURCE W&T Offshore