HOUSTON, April 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that it will release its first quarter 2016 financial and operational results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 4. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, on Thursday, May 5 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Central Time).



    By Phone:   Dial 1-412-902-0030 at least 10 minutes before the
                call. A telephone replay will be available
                through May 12 by dialing 1-201-612-7415 and
                using the passcode 13635554.


    By Webcast: Visit the Investor Relations page of W&T's website
                at www.wtoffshore.com under "Presentations."  A
                replay will be available shortly after the call.

About W&T Offshore

W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas producer with operations offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. We have grown through acquisitions, exploration and development and currently hold working interests in approximately 54 fields in federal and state waters (50 producing and four fields capable of producing). W&T currently has under lease approximately 900,000 gross acres, including approximately 550,000 gross acres on the Gulf of Mexico Shelf and approximately 350,000 gross acres in the deepwater. A majority of our daily production is derived from wells we operate. For more information on W&T Offshore, please visit our website at www.wtoffshore.com.

    CONTACT: Lisa Elliott               Danny Gibbons

             Dennard Lascar Associates  SVP & CFO

             lelliott@dennardlascar.com investorrelations@wtoffshore.com

             713-529-6600               713-624-7326

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SOURCE W&T Offshore, Inc.