HOUSTON, April 23, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited (NasdaqCM:EXXI - News) (AIM:EXXI) (AIM:EXXS) today announced it will host a conference call on Thursday, May 1, 2008, at 9 a.m. CDT (3 p.m. London time) to discuss fiscal third-quarter financial and operating results for the period ended March 31, 2008. Earnings will be released through global newswire services after the close of trading on NASDAQ on April 30 and will be available at http://www.energyxxi.com.

To actively participate on the conference call, please call the dial-in number below about 10 minutes before the scheduled start time. Those who wish to view the presentation materials, or to participate in listen-only mode, should access the event through the company's web site, http://www.energyxxi.com. A replay of the call will be archived and available on the web site following the live call.

      Energy XXI Fiscal Third-Quarter 2008 Conference Call
         -- May 1, 2008 - 9 a.m. CDT (3 p.m. London time)
         -- Live Dial-in (Confirmation Code 4499493)
               - U.S.:  1 (913) 312-0715
               - U.K.:  08081 011 402
         -- Presentation Slides, Live Listen-Only and Replay:
            http://www.energyxxi.com

About the Company

Energy XXI is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company whose growth strategy emphasizes acquisitions, enhanced by its value-added organic drilling program. The company's properties are located in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico waters and the Gulf Coast onshore. Collins Stewart Europe Limited and Tristone Capital Limited are Energy XXI listing brokers in the United Kingdom. In the United States, BMO Capital Markets, Collins Stewart, Dahlman Rose & Co., Jefferies & Company, Natixis Bleichroeder and Sterne Agee & Leach, Inc. are market makers. To learn more, visit the Energy XXI website at http://www.energyxxi.com.

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          Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited
          Stewart Lawrence, Vice President, 
           Investor Relations and Communications
          +1 713-351-3006
          slawrence@energyxxi.com

          Collins Stewart Europe Limited
          Nominated Adviser and Joint UK Broker
          Seema Paterson
          +44 207 523 8321
          spaterson@collins-stewart.com

          Pelham PR
          James Henderson
            +44 207 743 6673
            james.henderson@pelhampr.com
          Alisdair Haythornthwaite
            +44 207 743 6676
            alisdair.haythornthwaite@pelhampr.com