HOUSTON, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will participate in the Pritchard Capital Partners Energize 2010 Conference being held in San Francisco on January 6 - 8, 2010.

Jamie L. Vazquez, W&T Offshore's President will make a presentation at 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time on Thursday, January 7. To listen to an audio webcast of the presentation and view accompanying presentation materials, visit the Investor Relations page of W&T Offshore'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 82 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.