HOUSTON, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced that the Company's 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 9 a.m. Central Time on April 26, 2011, at the Houston City Club, One City Club Drive, Houston, Texas 77046. Shareholders of record at the close of business on March 18, 2011 are entitled to receive notice of the meeting and to vote the shares of W&T Offshore common stock they held as of that date.

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 67 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



Danny Gibbons, SVP & CFO

713-624-7326

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