Weatherford Announces Conference Call

HOUSTON, April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Weatherford International Ltd. today announced that it has scheduled a conference call on Friday, April 22, 2005 at 12:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. central. The purpose of the conference call is to discuss results for the company's first quarter ended March 31, 2005. The call will be open to the public.

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To access the call please contact the conference call operator at 800-706-7749, or 617-614-3474 for international calls, approximately 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time, and ask for the Weatherford conference call. The passcode is "Weatherford". A replay will be available until 5:00 p.m. central, April 28, 2005. The number for the replay is 888-286-8010, or 617-801-6888 for international calls; passcode 85056619.

An enhanced webcast of the conference call and replay will be provided by CCBN and will be available through Weatherford's web site at http://www.weatherford.com/ . To access the conference call and replay, click on the Investor Relations link under Corporate and then click on the Enhanced Audio Webcast line. The webcast requires Microsoft(R) Windows Media Player. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to streetevents@streetevents.com .

Weatherford is one of the largest global providers of innovative mechanical solutions, technology and services for the drilling and production sectors of the oil and gas industry. Weatherford operates in over 100 countries and employs more than 18,000 people worldwide.

Contact: Lisa W. Rodriguez 713-693-4746 Chief Financial Officer Andrew P. Becnel 713-693-4136 Vice President - Finance