Exhibit 99.1

 

NEWS RELEASE

 

For further information contact:

 

Kerry J. Chauvin

   Joseph “Duke” Gallagher

Chief Executive Officer

   Chief Financial Officer

985.872.2100

   985.872.2100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JULY 15, 2004

 

GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.

TO ANNOUNCE EARNINGS RESULTS

AND QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALL

 

Houma, LA –– (BUSINESS WIRE) –– July 15, 2004––Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), will announce 2004 second quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 during morning market hours.

 

The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference call on Thursday, July 29, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2004.

 

The call is accessible by webcast through CCBN and by dialing the following:

 

Dial In:

    1.800.915.4836

Webcast:

    www.gulfisland.com

 

A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending August 5, 2004 by dialing:

 

Phone Number:

    1.800.428.6051

Replay Passcode:

    363765

 

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, offshore living quarters and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. The Company also offers offshore interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture and repair of pressure vessels, and steel warehousing and sales.