HOUSTON, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be presenting at the Howard Weil 39th Annual Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana March 27-31, 2011.

Tracy Krohn, W&T Offshore's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to make a presentation on Thursday, March 31, at 8:30 a.m. Central 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 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

SOURCE W&T Offshore, Inc.