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

APRIL 19, 2005

 

GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.

TO ANNOUNCE EARNINGS RESULTS

AND QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALL

 

Houma, LA — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 19, 2005—Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), will announce 2005 first quarter earnings on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time).

 

The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference call on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.

 

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

 

Dial In:

  1.800.310.1961

Webcast:

  www.gulfisland.com

 

A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending May 6, 2005 by dialing:

 

Phone Number:

  1.888.203.1112

Replay Passcode:

  1384604

 

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.