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10-K - FORM 10-K - W&T OFFSHORE INCd10k.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO - W&T OFFSHORE INCdex311.htm
EX-99.1 - REPORT OF NETHERLAND, SEWELL, & ASSOCIATES, INC. - W&T OFFSHORE INCdex991.htm
EX-21.1 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT - W&T OFFSHORE INCdex211.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO - W&T OFFSHORE INCdex312.htm
EX-23.2 - CONSENT OF NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC. - W&T OFFSHORE INCdex232.htm
EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO - W&T OFFSHORE INCdex321.htm

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-157793) of W&T Offshore, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses and the Registration Statements (Form S-8 Nos. 333-126251 and 333-159005) pertaining to the W&T Offshore, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan and Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-126252) pertaining to the W&T Offshore, Inc. 2004 Directors Compensation Plan, respectively, of our reports dated March 1, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of W&T Offshore, Inc. and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of W&T Offshore, Inc. and subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Houston, Texas

March 1, 2010