UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 16, 2006

 


W&T Offshore, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Texas

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-32414   72-1121985
(Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Eight Greenway Plaza, Suite 1330

Houston, Texas

  77046
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(713) 626-8525

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

On March 16, 2006, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its earnings, and provided financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and full year 2005. A copy of the press release, dated March 16, 2006, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

This information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless specifically incorporated by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Item 2.02.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibit.

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

Exhibit 99.1    W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release, dated March 16, 2006.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
  (Registrant)
Dated: March 16, 2006   By:  

/s/ Stephen A. Landry

  Name:   Stephen A. Landry
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

Exhibit 99.1    W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release, dated March 16, 2006.