HOUSTON, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) announced today that Stephen M. Butz, Vice President Finance and Treasurer, will present at the Pritchard Capital 6th Annual Energize Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, at 1:55 p.m. EST (10:55 a.m. PST).

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An audio replay of the presentation will not be available; however, the slides can be accessed through Hercules Offshore's Web site (http://www.herculesoffshore.com) until Tuesday, February 10, 2009.

Headquartered in Houston, Hercules Offshore, Inc. operates a fleet of 35 jackup rigs, 27 barge rigs, 65 liftboats, three submersible rigs, one platform rig and a fleet of marine support vessels, and has operations in ten different countries on four continents. The company offers a range of services to oil and gas producers to meet their needs during drilling, well service, platform inspection, maintenance, and decommissioning operations in shallow waters.

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