W&T Offshore appoints Gibbons senior vice president and CFO

HOUSTON -- W&T Offshore Inc. has appointed John D. (Danny) Gibbons senior vice president and CFO.

Gibbons was formerly senior vice president and CFO of Westlake Chemical Corp. Before joining Westlake, Gibbons was with Valero Energy Corp., beginning his career there in 1981. He was executive vice president and CFO at Valero from January 1998 through 2003. Prior to joining Valero, Gibbons spent five years working for Deloitte & Touche in Houston. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Texas Society and Houston chapter of Certified Public Accountants. Gibbons holds a BBA in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.

"I am very happy to announce Danny's appointment today," says Tracy W. Krohn, W&T chairman and CEO. "He brings us a wealth of public company and energy industry experience and expert knowledge of financial and accounting matters. His talents will be well utilized as he leads W&T into our next stage of the Company's growth."

2/28/2007