W&T Offshore (WTI) 10-K 2008 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned officers of W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to the best of his knowledge, that the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 2, 2009	/S/    TRACY W. KROHN
	Tracy W. Krohn
	Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 2, 2009	/S/    JOHN D. GIBBONS
	John D. Gibbons
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
	Chief Accounting Officer