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Hercules Offshore Announces First Quarter 2007 Earnings (y 3)

    
                    HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (In thousands)
             (All Currencies in US Dollars unless otherwise noted)
                                                 March 31,       December 31,
                                                    2007              2006
                                                (Unaudited)
    ASSETS
      CURRENT ASSETS
        Cash and cash equivalents                  $74,137           $72,772
        Marketable securities                       34,000                --
        Restricted cash                                250               250
        Accounts receivable                         83,221            89,136
        Insurance claims receivable                  3,626                --
        Prepaid expenses and other                  12,828            18,065
          Total current assets                     208,062           180,223
    
      PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net                  421,677           415,864
      OTHER ASSETS, net                             12,424             9,494
    
      Total assets                                $642,163          $605,581
    
    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
      CURRENT LIABILITIES
        Current portion of long-term debt           $1,400            $1,400
        Insurance note payable                          --             6,058
        Accounts payable                            35,506            29,123
        Accrued liabilities                         13,394            16,262
        Taxes payable                               10,333             8,745
        Interest payable                             2,047             2,105
        Other current liabilities                    4,579             5,633
          Total current liabilities                 67,259            69,326
    
      LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion        91,500            91,850
      OTHER LIABILITIES                              6,491             6,700
      DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                         46,029            42,854
      COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
      STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                         430,884           394,851
    
        Total liabilities and            
         stockholders' equity                     $642,163          $605,581

                    HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (In thousands, except per share data)
                                   (Unaudited)    
    
                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                    2007              2006
    REVENUES
         Contract drilling services                $63,707           $26,997
         Marine services                            46,757            29,136
                                                   110,464            56,133
    
    COSTS AND EXPENSES
         Operating expenses for contract
          drilling services, excluding
          depreciation and amortization             20,946            11,107
         Operating expenses for marine  
          services, excluding depreciation
          and amortization                          20,581            10,829
         Depreciation and amortization              11,730             5,934
         General and administrative,    
          excluding depreciation
          and amortization                           9,163             6,586
                                                    62,420            34,456
    
    OPERATING INCOME                                48,044            21,677
    
    OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
         Interest expense                           (2,090)           (2,086)
         Gain on disposal of assets                     --            29,580
         Other, net                                  1,275               303
    
    INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                      47,229            49,474
    INCOME TAX PROVISION                           (13,838)          (18,562)
    
    NET INCOME                                     $33,391           $30,912
        
    EARNINGS PER SHARE:
         Basic                                       $1.04             $1.02
         Diluted                                     $1.03             $1.00
    WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
         Basic                                      31,975            30,173
         Diluted                                    32,471            30,964

                    HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
                                                Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                    2007              2006
    
    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
        Net income                                 $33,391           $30,912
        Adjustments to reconcile net    
         income to net cash provided by
         operating activities
          Depreciation and amortization             11,730             5,934
          Stock-based compensation expense           1,151               703
          Deferred income taxes                      3,261            13,075
          Amortization of deferred        
         financing fees                                180               160
         Excess tax benefit from stock-  
          based arrangements                          (715)               --
         Gain on disposal of assets                   (296)          (29,580)
        (Increase) decrease in operating assets
            Accounts receivable                       5,900           (1,438)
            Insurance claims receivable              (3,626)          (7,673)
            Prepaid expenses and other                3,243              (20)
        Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities
            Accounts payable                          6,383           (2,988)
            Insurance note payable                   (6,058)          (1,797)
            Other current liabilities                (1,700)           9,721
            Other liabilities                          (209)              --
                Net cash provided by operating  
                 activities                          52,635           17,009
    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
        Investment in marketable        
         securities                                (34,000)               --
        Purchase of property and        
         equipment                                 (13,719)          (42,690)
        Deferred drydocking expenditures            (5,486)           (2,704)
        Proceeds received from sale of  
         assets, net of commissions                    610                --
               Net cash used in investing      
                activities                         (52,595)          (45,394)
    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
        Payment of debt                               (350)             (350)
        Proceeds from exercise of stock options        960                --
        Excess tax benefit from stock-  
         based arrangements                            715                --
        Payment of debt issuance costs                  --              (193)
        Distributions to members                        --            (3,732)
               Net cash provided by financing  
                activities                           1,325            (4,275)
    NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS        1,365           (32,660)
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT        
     BEGINNING OF PERIOD                            72,772            47,575
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD     $74,137           $14,915

                    HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
                 (Dollars in thousands, except per day amounts)
                                   (Unaudited)
    
                                                 Three Months Ended March 31,
                                                     2007              2006
     Domestic Contract Drilling Services Segment:
       Number of rigs (as of end of period)              6                6
       Operating days                                  474              382
       Available days                                  540              450
       Utilization (1)                                87.8%            84.9%
       Average revenue per rig per day (2)         $90,363          $70,673
       Average operating expense per rig
        per day (3)                                $25,117          $24,682
       Revenues                                    $42,831          $26,997
       Operating expenses, excluding    
        depreciation and amortization              $13,563          $11,107
       Depreciation and amortization                $2,561           $1,652
       General and administrative expenses,
        excluding depreciation and amortization     $1,942           $1,786
       Operating income                            $24,765          $12,452
    
    International Contract Drilling Services Segment:
       Number of rigs (as of end of period)              3                3
       Operating days                                  180               --
       Available days                                  180               --
       Utilization (1)                               100.0%              --
       Average revenue per rig per day (2)        $115,978               --
       Average operating expense per rig
        per day (3)                                $41,016               --
       Revenues                                    $20,876               --
       Operating expenses, excluding    
        depreciation and amortization               $7,383               --
       Depreciation and amortization                $1,368               --
       General and administrative expenses,
        excluding depreciation and amortization       $530                35
       Operating income                            $11,595               (35)
    
    Domestic Marine Services Segment:
       Number of liftboats (as of end of period)        47                42
       Operating days                                2,667             2,850
       Available days                                4,099             3,458
       Utilization (1)                                65.1%             82.4%
       Average revenue per liftboat per day (2)    $12,262            $8,981
       Average operating expense per    
        liftboat per day (3)                        $3,328            $2,659
       Revenues                                    $32,703           $25,597
       Operating expenses, excluding    
        depreciation and amortization              $13,640            $9,193
       Depreciation and amortization                $6,070            $3,978
       General and administrative expenses,
        excluding depreciation and amortization       $538              $745
       Operating income                            $12,455           $11,681
    
    International Marine Services Segment:
       Number of liftboats (as of end of period)        17                 4
       Operating days                                1,162               357
       Available days                                1,474               360
       Utilization (1)                                78.8%             99.0%
       Average revenue per liftboat per day (2)    $12,095            $9,913
       Average operating expense per    
        liftboat per day (3)                        $4,709            $4,544
       Revenues                                    $14,054            $3,539
       Operating expenses, excluding    
        depreciation and amortization               $6,941            $1,636
       Depreciation and amortization                $1,704              $279
       General and administrative expenses,
        excluding depreciation and amortization       $950              $761
       Operating income                             $4,459              $863
    
    Total Company:
       Revenues                                   $110,464           $56,133
       Operating expenses, excluding    
        depreciation and amortization              $41,527           $21,936
       Depreciation and amortization               $11,730            $5,934
       General and administrative expenses,
        excluding depreciation and amortization     $9,163            $6,586
       Operating income                            $48,044           $21,677
       Interest expense                             $2,090            $2,086
       Gain on disposal of asset                      $ --           $29,580
       Other income                                 $1,275              $303
       Income before income taxes                  $47,229           $49,474
       Income tax expense                          $13,838           $18,562
       Net income                                  $33,391           $30,912
    
    (1)Utilization is defined as the total number of days our rigs or        
       liftboats, as applicable, were under contract, known as operating    
       days, in the period as a percentage of the total number of available  
       days in the period.  Days during which our rigs and liftboats were    
       undergoing major refurbishments, upgrades or construction, which      
       included Rig 26 in the three months ended March 31, 2007, and Rig 16,
       Rig 21, Rig 26 and Rig 31 in the three months ended March 31, 2006, or
       cold-stacked units, which included one and three of our liftboats    
       during the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively,  
       are not counted as available days.  Days during which our liftboats  
       are in the shipyard undergoing drydocking or inspection are considered
       available days for the purposes of calculating utilization.
    (2)Average revenue per rig or liftboat per day is defined as revenue    
       earned by our rigs or liftboats, as applicable, in the period divided
       by the total number of operating days for our rigs or liftboats, as  
       applicable, in the period.  Included in revenue is a total of        
       US$1,792,692 related to amortization of deferred mobilization revenue  
       and contract specific capital expenditures reimbursed by the customer
       for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  We had no such revenue for
       the three months ended March 31, 2006.
    (3)Average operating expense per rig or liftboat per day is defined as  
       operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, incurred
       by our rigs or liftboats, as applicable, in the period divided by the
       total number of available days in the period.  We use available days  
       to calculate average operating expense per rig or liftboat per day    
       rather than operating days, which are used to calculate average      
       revenue per rig or liftboat per day, because we incur operating      
       expenses on our rigs and liftboats even when they are not under      
       contract and earning a dayrate.  In addition, the operating expenses  
       we incur on our rigs and liftboats per day when they are not under    
       contract are typically lower than the per-day expenses we incur when  
       they are under contract.  Included in operating expense is a total of
       US$1,170,955 related to amortization of deferred mobilization expenses  
       for the three months ended March 31, 2007.  We had no such expenses  
       for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

    
                             Hercules Offshore, Inc.
               Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
                                    (Unaudited)
                       (In thousands, except per share data)

The Company is providing first quarter 2006 net income before the gain on the insurance settlement of Rig 25 because management believes that this measure better reflects the normal operations of the Company, as this measure excludes a significant, one-time item that materially affects period-to-period comparability. The adjusted net income and earnings per share amounts are non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). In order to fully assess the Company's financial operating results, management believes that the adjusted net income figure included in this release is an appropriate measure of the Company's continuing and normal operations. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute, or superior to, net income, operating income, cash flows from operations, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance.

HOUSTON, April 30 /PRNewswire/ --

The non-GAAP measure included in this press release has been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measure in the following table:

    
                                                           Three Months Ended
                                                               March 31, 2006
    
        Operating Income:
          GAAP Operating Income                                      $21,677
          Adjustment (1)                                                  --
          Non-GAAP Operating Income                                  $21,677
    
        Other Income (Expense):
          GAAP Other Income (Expense)                                $27,797
          Adjustment (1)                                             (29,580)
          Non-GAAP Other Income (Expense)                            $(1,783)
    
        Provision for Income Taxes:
          GAAP Provision for Income Taxes                           $(18,562)
           Tax Impact of Adjustment (1)                               10,945
          Non-GAAP Provision for Income Taxes                        $(7,617)
    
        Net Income (Loss):
          GAAP Net Income (Loss)                                     $30,912
           Total Adjustment, Net of Tax                              (18,635)
          Non-GAAP Net Income                                        $12,277
    
        Diluted Earnings per Share:
          GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share                              $1.00
          Charges per Share                                            (0.60)
          Non-GAAP Diluted Earnings per Share                          $0.40
    
    (1) Represents a gain on an after-tax basis of US$18.6 million related to
        an insurance claim settlement on the loss of Rig 25.

Web site: http://www.herculesoffshore.com

Stephen M. Butz, Vice President and Treasurer of Hercules Offshore, Inc., +1-713-979-9832; Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050601/DAW092LOGO, AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org, PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com

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