HOUSTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that it will release its first quarter 2013 financial and operations results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 7, 2013.  In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Central time).

For those who cannot listen to the live call, a telephonic replay will be available through May 15, 2013 and may be accessed by calling 303-590-3030 and using the pass code 4615599#. Additionally, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call in the "Presentations" section within the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website.

About W&T Offshore

W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas producer with operations offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in both the Permian Basin of West Texas and in East Texas.  We have grown through acquisitions, exploration and development and currently hold working interests in approximately 72 offshore fields in federal and state waters (69 producing and three fields capable of producing).  W&T currently has under lease over 1.4 million gross acres including over 710,000 gross acres on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, over 480,000 gross acres in the deepwater and over 221,000 gross acres onshore in Texas. A substantial majority of our daily production is derived from wells we operate offshore.  For more information on W&T Offshore, please visit our website at www.wtoffshore.com.

SOURCE W&T Offshore, Inc.