W&T Offshore to Present at the RBC Capital Markets Energy Conference

HOUSTON, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that the Company will be participating in the RBC Capital Markets Energy Conference being held June 2-3, 2008, in New York.

Danny Gibbons, W&T Offshore's Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 1:35 p.m. Eastern Time. Although a webcast of the presentation will not be broadcast over the Internet, the related slide presentation can be obtained by visiting the Company's website at http://www.wtoffshore.com.

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 region, 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 30, 2008