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

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

~~Current Report~~

~~Pursuant~~CURRENT ~~to Section 13 or 15(d)~~REPORT

ofPURSUANT ~~the~~TO ~~Securities~~SECTION ~~Exchange~~13 ~~Act~~OR ~~of 1934~~15(D)

~~Date~~OF ofTHE ~~Report~~SECURITIES ~~(Date~~EXCHANGE ofACT ~~earliest~~OF ~~event reported): March 9, 2026~~1934

~~W&T Offshore, Inc.~~

~~(Exact~~Date ~~name~~ of ~~registrant as~~Report ~~specified~~(Date inof ~~its~~earliest ~~charter~~event reported): March 16, 2026

~~1-32414 (Commission File Number)~~

Texas	72-1121985
W&T Offshore, Inc.
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

5718 Westheimer Road, Suite 700Houston, Texas 77057
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

713.626.8525
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

~~5718 Westheimer Road, Suite 700~~

~~Houston, Texas~~Check ~~77057~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

~~(Address of Principal Executive Offices)~~

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (~~713~~17 CFR 230.425) ~~626~~☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-~~8525~~12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)~~

~~N/A~~Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

~~(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)~~

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities ~~registered~~Act ~~pursuant~~of to1933 ~~Section~~or ~~12(b)~~ Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act. of 1934

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

~~Indicate~~Emerging ~~by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging~~ growth company ~~as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.~~ ☐

~~Emerging growth company ¨~~

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨☐

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing certain preliminary estimated information regarding the financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2025 (the “Preliminary Estimated Financial Results”). The Preliminary Estimated Financial Results are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

~~Pursuant~~On toMarch ~~General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K~~16, ~~this~~ ~~information~~2026, ~~including~~W&T ~~Exhibit 99.1~~Offshore, ~~shall~~Inc. be(the ~~deemed~~“Company”) ~~filed~~issued ~~for~~a ~~purposes~~press ofrelease ~~Section 18~~reporting ofon ~~the~~final ~~Securities~~financial ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act~~operational ~~of 1934,~~results asfor ~~amended,~~the ~~and~~fourth ~~shall~~quarter beended ~~deemed~~December ~~incorporated~~31, by2025. A ~~reference~~copy ~~into~~of the ~~Company’s~~press ~~filings~~release, ~~made~~dated ~~under~~March ~~the~~16, ~~Securities~~2026, ~~Act~~is offurnished ~~1933,~~ herewith as ~~amended~~Exhibit 99.1.

This information, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless specifically incorporated by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Item 2.02.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1*		Preliminary Estimated Financial Results (Year Ended December 31, 2025)
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

* Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, this exhibit is intended to be deemed filed rather than furnished for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the Company’s filings made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated March 16, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~SIGNATURE~~

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~

Date: March 9, 2026	W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Sameer Parasnis
	Name:	Sameer Parasnis
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange 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: March 16, 2026	By:	/s/ Sameer Parasnis
	Name:	Sameer Parasnis
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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