W&T Offshore to Present at the Dahlman Rose Energy Supply Chain Conferences and the Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond Conference

HOUSTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be presenting at the Dahlman Rose Energy Supply Chain Conferences to be held on March 12, 2008 in New York City and on March 13 in Boston and at the Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference on March 14 in New York City.

Tracy W. Krohn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer is scheduled to present on Wednesday, March 12th at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time to the Dahlman Rose Conference in New York City. Mr. Krohn's presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet. The webcast link can be accessed live and for replay by visiting the Company's website at www.wtoffshore.com. Mr. Manuel Mondragon, Vice-President of Finance will be making the presentation on Thursday, March 13 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time to the Dahlman Rose Conference in Boston.

Danny Gibbons, W&T Offshore's Chief Financial Officer will be making the presentation to the Lehman Brothers High Yield Bond Conference on Friday, March 14 at 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time. Mr. Gibbons' presentation will also be broadcast live over the Internet. The webcast link can be accessed live and for replay by visiting the Company's website at 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 region, 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 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 March 10, 2008