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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM
8-K

CurrentReport
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest eventreported):
September 3, 2024

W&T Offshore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas 1-32414 72-1121985
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission/File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5718Westheimer Road
,
Suite700
Houston
,
Texas
77057
(Addressof Principal Executive Offices)

713
.
626.8525
(Registrant'sTelephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or FormerAddress, If Changed Since Last Report)

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simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
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defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Emerging growth company
..

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registranthas
elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new
or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuantto Section 13(a) of
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act:

Title of each class TradingSymbol Name ofeach exchange/on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00001 WTI New York Stock Exchange

Item 7.01 Regulation FD

OnSeptember 3, 2024, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the "Company") announced the
appointment of George Hittner to the positionof Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective September 1, 2024. A copy
of the press release isfurnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.

Item 8.01 Other Events

OnSeptember 3, 2024, the Company announced the appointment of George Hittner
to the position of Executive Vice President, General Counseland Corporate
Secretary, effective September 1, 2024.

Priorto joining the Company, Mr. Hittner operated his own law firm, which he
founded in 2017. Before founding his law firm, Mr. Hittnerworked as general
counsel, corporate secretary, and senior vice president for governmental
relations at Mesa, Arizona-based American TrafficSolutions, Inc. ("ATS") (now
Verra Mobility Corporation, NASDAQ: VRRM) from October 2008 until January
2016.At ATS, Mr. Hittner managed the company's full spectrum of legal and
legislative affairs, including supervising external lawfirms and consultants
and lobbyists across numerous states, territories, and Canadian provinces.
Included amongst his achievements, Mr. Hittnerwas named "Litigator of the
Year" in 2013 by the Arizona chapter, Association of Corporate Counsel.

Mr. Hittnerhas also previously worked as a White House appointee at both the
U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Transportation. Earlierin his
career, Mr. Hittner worked for a major Texas-based law firm, where his focus
was business litigation and employment and laborlaw. A native Texan, Mr.
Hittner is an Eagle Scout and has been active on both the local and national
levels with the Boy Scoutsof America. He is also the founder of the Houston
Firefighters Foundation as well as the Wentworth Military Academy Museum.

Mr. Hittnerreceived a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University, a
Juris Doctor degree from The University of Texas School of Law,a Master of
Public Affairs from The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
Affairs, and a Master of Business Administrationfrom The University of
Virginia Darden School of Business.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press releasedated September 3, 2024
104 Cover Page InteractiveData File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
(Registrant)

Dated: September 3, 2024/ By: /s/ Sameer Parasnis
Name:/ Sameer Parasnis
Title:/ Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACTS: Al Petrie Sameer Parasnis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Investor Relations Coordinator Executive VP and CFO
investorrelations@wtoffshore.com sparasnis@wtoffshore.com
713-297-8024 713-513-8654

W&T OffshoreAnnounces Appointment of General Counsel

HOUSTON,
September 3, 2024 - W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) ("W&T" or the "Company")
today announcedthe appointment of George J. Hittner as Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective September
1,2024. Mr. Hittner brings a unique and extensive combination of legal,
corporate and legislative experience in both the public andprivate sectors.

Tracy W. Krohn,Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are
excited to have George join our executive team at W&T. His twenty-plusyears
serving as an attorney in law firms, as general counsel, and in government
will help continue to propel W&T's strategicgoals."

Before foundinghis own law firm in 2017, Mr. Hittner worked as general
counsel, corporate secretary, and senior vice president for governmentalrelation
s at Mesa, Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions, Inc. ("ATS") (now Verra
Mobility Corporation, NASDAQ: VRRM),the North American market leader in
traffic photo enforcement safety equipment. At ATS, Mr. Hittner managed the
company'sfull spectrum of legal and legislative affairs, including supervising
external law firms and external consultants and lobbyists acrossnumerous
states, territories, and Canadian provinces. Included amongst his
achievements, Mr. Hittner was named "Litigatorof the Year" in 2013 by the
Arizona chapter, Association of Corporate Counsel.

Mr. Hittnerhas also worked as a White House appointee at both the U.S.
Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Transportation. Earlier in
hiscareer, Mr. Hittner worked for a major Texas-based law firm, where his
focus was business litigation and employment and labor law.A native Texan, Mr.
Hittner is an Eagle Scout and has been active on both the local and national
levels with the Boy Scouts of America.He is also the founder of the Houston
Firefighters Foundation as well as the Wentworth Military Academy Museum.

About W&TOffshore

W&T Offshore, Inc.is an independent oil and natural gas producer with
operations offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and has grown through acquisitions,
explorationand development. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had working
interests in 63 fields in federal and state waters (which include55 fields in
federal waters and eight in state waters). The Company has under lease
approximately 678,100 gross acres (520.400 net acres)spanning across the outer
continental shelf off the coasts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama,
with approximately 519,000 grossacres on the conventional shelf, approximately
153,500 gross acres in the deepwater and 5,600 gross acres in Alabama state
waters. Amajority of the Company's daily production is derived from wells it
operates. For more information on W&T, please visit theCompany's website at
www.wtoffshore.com
.

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