W&T Offshore to Present at the Calyon Energy Conference 2007

HOUSTON, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be presenting at the Calyon Energy Conference 2007 to be held May 16-17 in New York City.

John D. (Danny) Gibbons, W&T Offshore's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to make a presentation to the attendees on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 2:10 p.m. Eastern Time. A live audio webcast of the presentation and the accompanying slides will be available by visiting the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://www.wtoffshore.com. In addition, a replay of these presentations will be archived on the Company's website for at least 30 days following the presentations.

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 regions, 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 http://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 May 14, 2007