The Company will hold a conference call to discuss these results at 10:00 a.m. (Central Time) on Thursday, August 7, 2003. To participate in the call, callers in the United States/Canada can dial toll-free (800) 642-9816 and international callers can dial (706) 679-3206. The conference ID for all callers is 1924925.

An archived version of the call will be available for replay beginning at 12:00 noon (Central Time) Thursday, August 7, 2003 and ending at midnight Thursday, August 14, 2003. To access the replay, the toll-free number for callers in the United States is (800) 642-1687 while the number for international callers is (706) 645-9291. The conference ID for all callers is 1924925.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of marine transportation services through the operation of newly constructed deepwater offshore supply vessels in the Gulf of Mexico and Trinidad and ocean-going tugs and tank barges in the northeastern U.S. and in Puerto Rico.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including, in particular, statements about Hornbeck Offshore's plans and intentions. These have been based on the Company's current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that the expectations will prove to be correct.