HOUSTON, Aug. 7 /EMWNews/ -- Hercules Offshore, Inc.

(Nasdaq: HERO) announced today that John T. Rynd, Chief Executive Officer

and President, will present at EnerCom's The Oil & Gas Conference in Denver

on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at 3:10 p.m. MDT (5:10 p.m. EDT).



    



    Interested parties may listen to the presentation live over the

Internet at http://www.herculesoffshore.com. Go to the "Investor Relations"

link and select "Event Calendar" under "News & Events." To listen to the

live presentation, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to

register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of

the presentation will be available within 24 hours after the conclusion of

the presentation through our Web site (http://www.herculesoffshore.com) for

one month.



    Headquartered in Houston, Hercules Offshore, Inc. operates a fleet of

35 jackup rigs, 27 barge rigs, 65 liftboats, three submersible rigs, one

platform rig and a fleet of marine support vessels, and has operations in

nine different countries on four continents. The company offers a range of

services to oil and gas producers to meet their needs during drilling, well

service, platform inspection, maintenance, and decommissioning operations

in shallow waters.