TEL Offshore Trust Announces There Will Be No First Quarter 2010 Distribution

TEL Offshore Trust announced that there will be no trust distribution for the first quarter of 2010 for unitholders of record on March 31, 2010. The financial and operating information included herein for the Trust’s first quarter of 2010 reflects financial and operating information with respect to the royalty properties for the months of November and December 2009 and January 2010.

Gas revenues recorded by the Working Interest Owners on the royalty properties increased approximately 9% to $461,131 in the first quarter of 2010 from $421,721 in the fourth quarter of 2009. Natural gas volumes during the first quarter of 2010 decreased approximately 19% to 98,850 Mcf from 122,763 Mcf during the fourth quarter of 2009. The decrease in volumes was partially offset by the average price received for natural gas. The average price received for natural gas increased approximately 36% to $4.66 per Mcf in the first quarter of 2010 as compared to $3.44 per Mcf received in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Crude oil revenues recorded by the Working Interest Owners on the royalty properties decreased approximately 4% to $3,847,919 in the first quarter of 2010 from $4,024,763 in the fourth quarter of 2009. Oil volumes during the first quarter of 2010 decreased approximately 14% to 50,908 barrels, compared to 58,916 barrels of oil produced in the fourth quarter of 2009. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to natural production decline. The average price received for oil increased approximately 11% to $75.59 per barrel in the first quarter of 2010 as compared to $68.31 per barrel received in the fourth quarter of 2009.

The Trust’s share of capital expenditures decreased by $95,750 in the first quarter of 2010 to $26,816, as compared to $122,566 in the fourth quarter of 2009. The Trust’s share of operating expenses decreased by $462,640 in the first quarter of 2010 to $5,949,693 as compared to $6,412,333 for the fourth quarter of 2009. The operating expenditures relate primarily to the ongoing abandonment costs associated with Eugene Island 339.