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

OCTOBER 12, 2005

 

GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.

TO ANNOUNCE EARNINGS RESULTS

AND QUARTERLY CONFERENCE CALL

 

Houma, LA — (BUSINESS WIRE) — October 12, 2005—Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI), will announce 2005 third quarter earnings on Wednesday, October 26, 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, October 26, 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 September 30, 2005.

 

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

Dial In:

   1.800.474.8920

Webcast:

   www.gulfisland.com

 

A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending November 4, 2005 by dialing:

Phone Number:

  

1.888.203.1112

Replay Passcode:

   6724442

 

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.