8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2006

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-20310	75-2379388
(State or other jurisdiction)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1105 Peters Road, Harvey, Louisiana	70058
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(504) 362-4321
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On November 3, 2006, the Board of Directors of Superior Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”), at the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Harold J. Bouillion, to serve as a director until the next annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Bouillion has been appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as a member of its Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. Mr. Bouillion is an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards.

     On November 3, 2006, the Company issued the press release relating to Mr. Bouillion’s appointment attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits.

           99.1 Press release issued by Superior Energy Services, Inc., dated November 3, 2006.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:	/s/ Robert S. Taylor
	Robert S. Taylor
	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: November 3, 2006

EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Exhibit
No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by Superior Energy Services, Inc., dated November 3, 2006.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1
 

1105 Peters Road
Harvey, Louisiana 70058
(504) 362-4321
Fax (504) 362-4966
NYSE: SPN

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Greg Rosenstein, VP of Investor Relations, 504-362-4321
Ken Dennard / DRG&E, 713-529-6600

Superior Energy Services, Inc. Announces New Director

Harvey, La. November 3, 2006 — Superior Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: SPN) today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors, at the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, has appointed Harold J. Bouillion to serve as a director until the 2007 annual meeting of stockholders.

From 1966 until 2002, Mr. Bouillion was with KPMG LLP where he served as Managing Partner of the New Orleans office from 1991 through 2002 and as Tax Partner-in-Charge of the New Orleans office from 1977 through 1991. Since his retirement from KPMG in 2002, Mr. Bouillion has served as the Managing Director of Bouillion & Associates, LLC, which provides tax and financial planning services.

Terence Hall, Chairman and CEO of Superior, stated, “We are pleased to welcome Harold to our Board. His financial expertise and knowledge of our Company should be an excellent complement to the industry experience and financial background of our other directors.”

Mr. Bouillion is a Certified Public Accountant. He currently serves on the boards of several New Orleans-area community organizations, including the National World War II Museum, the UNO Foundation, and Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. Mr. Bouillion earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and his MBA from Louisiana State University.

Superior Energy Services, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment focused on serving the production-related needs of oil and gas companies primarily in the Gulf of Mexico and the drilling-related needs of oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico and select international market areas. The Company uses its production-related assets to enhance, maintain and extend production and, at the end of an offshore property’s economic life, plug and decommission wells. Superior also owns and operates mature oil and gas properties in the Gulf of Mexico.

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