Oil States To Participate In Pritchard Energize 2011 Conference

HOUSTON, Jan. 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS) announced today that Cindy B. Taylor, Oil States' President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Pritchard Capital Partners Energize 2011 Conference on Thursday, January 6, 2011 at 12:05 p.m. Central time. The Company's presentation can be heard via a live webcast. A copy of the slides from the Company's presentation will be posted to the Company's website prior to the webcast. 

To listen to a live or replay webcast of Oil States' presentation, please go to the following URL: 

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/pritch3/ois/

Oil States International, Inc. is a diversified oilfield services company. With locations around the world, Oil States is a leading supplier of a broad range of services to the oil and gas industry, including remote site accommodations, production-related rental tools, oil country tubular goods distribution and land drilling services as well as a leading manufacturer of products for deepwater production facilities and subsea pipelines. Oil States is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OIS. For more information on the Company, please visit Oil States International's website at http://www.oilstatesintl.com .

The Oil States International, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6058   The presentation will contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are those that do not state historical facts and are, therefore, inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements included therein will be based on then current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks associated with the general nature of the oilfield service industry and other factors discussed within the "Business" and "Risk Factor" sections of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 filed by Oil States with the SEC on February 22, 2010 and the "Risk Factor" section of the Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2010 filed by Oil States with the SEC on November 5, 2010. In addition, the previously announced acquisition of the MAC Services Group Limited includes additional risks and uncertainties including, among other things, the risk that the Scheme of Arrangement is delayed or does not close, including due to the failure to obtain governmental approvals or to achieve shareholder approval or other closing conditions, the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully, the risk that any synergies or other benefits from the combination may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, and disruption from the combination making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers.

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