LUFKIN, Texas, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lufkin Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUFK), today announced that the Company will be attending the Howard Weil 41(st) Annual Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans on March 17 to 21.

John F. "Jay" Glick, Lufkin's president and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March 19, at approximately 3:20 p.m. Central Time (4:20 p.m. Eastern Time). The conference is not being webcast but the slides of Lufkin's presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of Lufkin's website at www.lufkin.com.

Lufkin Industries, Inc. sells and services oilfield pumping units, well automation systems, gas lift and plunger lift systems, progressing cavity pumps, well completion products, foundry castings and power transmission products throughout the world. Lufkin has vertically integrated all vital technologies required to design, manufacture and market its products.

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