Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Hornbeck Offshore Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

COVINGTON, La., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) announced today that it will release its 2008 fourth quarter and year-end financial results at approximately 6:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, February 19, 2009. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m. Central).

    What:   Hornbeck Offshore Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call
    When:   Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m.
            Central)
    How:    Live via phone -- By dialing (303) 262-2194 and asking for the
            Hornbeck Offshore call at least 10 minutes prior to the start
            time, or
            Live over the Internet -- By logging onto the web at the address
            below
    Where: http://www.hornbeckoffshore.com, on the "IR Home" page of the
            "Investors" section of the Company's website

For those who cannot listen to the live call, a telephonic replay will be available through February 26, 2009 and may be accessed by calling (303) 590-3000 and using the pass code 11125949#. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available after the call for a period of 60 days on the "IR Home" page under the "Investors" section of the Company's website.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of technologically advanced, new generation offshore supply vessels in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and in select other domestic and international markets, and is a leading short-haul transporter of petroleum products through its coastwise fleet of ocean-going tugs and tank barges in the northeastern U.S., the domestic Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes and in Puerto Rico. Hornbeck Offshore currently owns a fleet of over 80 vessels primarily serving the energy industry.

    Contacts:    Jim Harp, CFO
                 Hornbeck Offshore Services
                 985-727-6802

                 Ken Dennard, Managing Partner
                 DRG&E / 713-529-6600