GulfMark to Present At the Pareto Securities' 15th Annual Oil and Offshore Conference

HOUSTON, Sept. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:GLF)
announced today that David Rosenwasser, Regional Manager - Brazil, Trond
Forland, Regional Manager - Norway, and Perry Kennedy, Managing Director - U.K.,
will present at the Pareto Securities' 15th Annual Oil and Offshore Conference
in Oslo, Norway on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. local time.

The presentation will be made available in the Investor Relations section of
GulfMark's web site at www.gulfmark.com on the day of the presentation.

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. provides marine transportation services to the energy
industry through a fleet of ninety-two (92) offshore support vessels that serve
every major offshore energy industry market in the world.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve
known and unknown risk, uncertainties and other factors. Among the factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially are: price of oil and gas and
their effect on industry conditions; industry volatility; fluctuations in the
size of the offshore marine vessel fleet in areas where GulfMark operates;
changes in competitive factors; delay or cost overruns on construction projects
and other material factors that are described from time to time in the
GulfMark's filings with the SEC, including its Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007. Consequently, the forward-looking statements contained herein
should not be regarded as representations that the projected outcomes can or
will be achieved.

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CONTACT: GulfMark Offshore, Inc.
Russell K. Bay, Vice President - Investor
Relations & Treasurer
(713) 963-9522
Rusty.Bay@GulfMark.com
Edward A. Guthrie, Executive Vice President & CFO
(713) 963-9522
Ed.Guthrie@GulfMark.com