HOUSTON, Nov. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) announced today that it will be presenting at the Capital One Southcoast 6th Annual Energy Conference to be held December 5 – December 8, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jamie Vazquez, W&T Offshore's President, is scheduled to present on Wednesday, December 7, at 11:20 a.m. Central Time.  The presentation will provide an update on W&T Offshore operations and will be broadcast live over the Internet.  The webcast link to the audio presentation and accompanying slides can be accessed live and for replay by visiting the investor relations section of the W&T Offshore website at www.wtoffshore.com.

About W&T Offshore

W&T Offshore, Inc. 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 Offshore has recently diversified its operations by expanding onshore into the Permian Basin and into East Texas.  W&T Offshore has grown through acquisitions, exploitation and exploration, holds working interests in approximately 67 fields in federal and state waters, and has approximately 173,000 net acres under lease onshore.  A majority of its daily production is derived from wells it operates offshore.  For more information on W&T Offshore, please visit its website at www.wtoffshore.com. 

Contact:

Mark Brewer
Investor Relations
investorrelations@wtoffshore.com
713-297-8024

Danny Gibbons
SVP & CFO
investorrelations@wtoffshore.com
713-624-7326

SOURCE W&T Offshore, Inc.