Weatherford Announces Conference Call

09 Jan 2001

HOUSTON, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Weatherford International, Inc. (NYSE: WFT) today announced that it has scheduled a conference call on Tuesday, January 30, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. eastern, 10:00 a.m. central. The purpose of the conference call is to discuss results for the company's fourth quarter ended December 31, 2000, which are expected to be released on Tuesday, January 30, 2001, before the market opens. The call will be open to the public.

To access the call please contact the conference call operator at 800-374-1493 (for international callers, 706-634-5595), approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time, and ask for the Weatherford Conference Call. A replay will be available until 6:00 p.m. central, February 2, 2001. The number for the replay is 800-642-1687 (for international callers, 706-645-9291), conference ID 409841.

An enhanced webcast of the conference call and replay will be provided by CCBN and will be available through Weatherford's web site at http://www.weatherford.com. To access the conference call and replay, click on the "Conference Calls" link. (Minimum requirements to listen to webcast include: The RealPlayer 8 Basic software, downloadable free from http://www.real.com/products/player/index.html, and at least a 14.4Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to streetevents@streetevents.com.)

Houston-based Weatherford International, Inc. is one of the largest global providers of innovative mechanical solutions, technology and services for the drilling and production sectors of the oil and gas industry. Weatherford operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 10,000 people worldwide. SOURCE Weatherford International, Inc.

CONTACT: Don Galletly of Weatherford International, Inc., 713-693-4148/