HOUSTON, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced the promotion of William Williford to Vice President and General Manager of Gulf of Mexico.

Tracy Krohn, W&T Offshore's Chairman and CEO, stated, "William has proven himself to be of great value to W&T and we are looking forward to his continued contributions to our future success." 

William Williford has been with W&T Offshore since 2006 and has served in various positions of increasing responsibility with the Company, including Reservoir Engineer, Exploration Project Manager, General Manager Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, and most recently, General Manager of Gulf of Mexico Shelf and Deepwater.  Mr. Williford has over 20 years of oil and gas technical experience with large independents in the Gulf of Mexico and Domestic Onshore.  Prior to joining W&T, Mr. Williford held positions in reservoir, production, and operations at Kerr McGee and Oryx Energy.  Mr. Williford received a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Mississippi State University.

About W&T Offshore

W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas producer with operations offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and has grown through acquisitions, exploration and development.  The Company currently has working interests in approximately 49 producing fields in federal and state waters and has under lease approximately 700,000 gross acres, including approximately 470,000 gross acres on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and approximately 230,000 gross acres in the deepwater.  A majority of the Company's daily production is derived from wells it operates.  For more information on W&T Offshore, please visit the Company's website at www.wtoffshore.com.

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