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): February 7, 2012

SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34037	75-2379388
(State or other jurisdiction)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
601 Poydras St., Suite 2400, New Orleans, Louisiana		70130
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(504) 587-7374

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On February 8, 2012, David D. Dunlap, President and Chief Executive Officer of Superior Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”), will be presenting certain information concerning the Company in a slide presentation to investors and analysts at the Credit Suisse 2012 Energy Summit in Vail, Colorado.

A copy of the slide presentation is being furnished pursuant to Regulation FD as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in the slide presentation shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the slide presentation shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into Superior’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as set forth with respect thereto in any such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On February 7, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of new executive officers of the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1	Slide presentation, dated February 8, 2012, from Credit Suisse 2012 Energy Summit.
99.2	Press release by Superior Energy Services, Inc., dated February 7, 2012, announcing the election of new executive officers of the Company.

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: February 8, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Slide presentation, dated February 8, 2012, from Credit Suisse 2012 Energy Summit.
99.2	Press release by Superior Energy Services, Inc., dated February 7, 2012, announcing the election of new executive officers of the Company.

EX-99.1

Superior Energy Services

Credit Suisse Energy Summit

February 8, 2012

Exhibit 99.1

Company Overview

Company Overview

Rationale for Superior

•

Diversified family of products

–

Serving the drilling, completion, production and decommissioning

needs of the oil and gas

industry in the U.S. with a growing presence in select international markets

•

Globally focused and not market share constrained

•

Opportunity to expand platform to new geographic markets

•

Well-positioned company

–

Competitive advantages: Quality, innovation and integrated solutions

–

Healthy balance sheet

–

High margins and returns on capital relative to peers

3

4

Participate in $90 billion of Global Market segments

5

Sources: Spears & Associates, Inc. Oilfield Market Report: 1999-2012, Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association

(1)

Excludes accommodations

(2)

#1 U.S. market share based on unit count

SPN

Rank

Drilling Products and Services (1)

Onshore Completion and Workover Services

Well Servicing

Pressure Pumping

Production Services

Coiled Tubing Services (2)

Wireline Logging

Production Testing

Subsea and Technical Solutions

Completion Tools and Products

6

th

5

th

5

th

4

th

4

th

11

th

3

rd

Among U.S. Coiled Tubing Leaders

6

Estimated U.S. Coiled Tubing Unit Count

Source: Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association

23

34

39

49

51

73

84

Archer

RES

HAL

KEG

BHI

SLB

SPN

Includes ~66 highly-capable units (2”+)

Pro Forma Superior Revenue by Product for TTM Ended September 30, 2011

7

Balanced Contribution from Diversified Product Mix

North America Land Revenue

Total Company Revenue

(1) Includes Snubbing, Pressure Control and Well Servicing

Strategic Overview

Strategic Overview

Strategy Execution: U.S. Land Markets

•

Leveraged to wellbore

geometry and oil prices

–

Horizontal drilling has stressed

the supply chain

•

Multi-basin, multi-product

line approach

–

Deploy assets to basins with

greatest demand and service

intensity

•

Focused on undersupplied

products and services

–

Downhole drilling tools

–

Completion and production

services

9

Horizontal/Directional

Vertical

Service Intensity

(2)

(1) Source: Spears & Associates, Drilling & Production Outlook Report, December 2011

(2) Service Intensity assumes: 1.0x intensity for vertical wells, 1.6x intensity for directional wells and 7.0x intensity for horizontal wells

U.S. Active Rigs by Commodity

(1)

U.S. Active Rigs by Type

(1)

•

Markets slowly recovering

from 2008 financial crisis

•

Geomarket approach

–

Maximize opportunities through

centralized diversified product

offering

•

Offer higher technology and

innovative solutions

–

Sand control completion tools

–

Subsea well containment

•

Expand into growing and

mature markets with similar

U.S. margin profile

10

Strategy Execution: International

International Revenue Since 2003 ($ MM)

(1) Annualized actual 2011 international revenue of $385 million through 9/30/2011. 

International Expansion: South America

11

International Expansion: UK, Middle East and Africa

12

International Expansion: Asia Pacific

13

Strategy Execution: Gulf of Mexico

•

Upside to rig count

recovery in deep water

•

Maintain high share of

deep water rig count

•

Incremental exposure

through completion tools

and services

•

Primary shallow water

focus remains on well

maintenance and end-of-

life services

14

Monthly

Deep

Water

Permits

to

Drill

New

Wells

(1)

SPN Gulf of Mexico Revenue ($ in millions)

Pre-Macondo

Post-Macondo

(1)

A new well is defined as an operator drilling an original wellbore hole in the seafloor to a geological target. Excludes permits for bypass, sidetracks, completions, interventions and end-of-life services

(2)

Content difference from TTM 6/30/10. Includes revenue from the completion tools and products product line acquired in August of 2010. 

3-year pre-spill

average:

7/mo

.

Strategy Execution: Innovation and Technical Solutions

15

Multi-zone Single Trip System

Global Subsea Containment

Capping Stack

Arctic Subsea Containment System

Flexible Capital Expenditures Program

Estimated Lead Time for Key Capital Items (Years)

16

Investment Highlights

•

Diversified product line with multi-basin, multi-product offering approach

•

Small share of large, fragmented global markets provides growth potential

•

Geographic growth strategy in place

•

Positioned to benefit from continued recovery in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

•

Strong balance sheet to execute growth strategy

–

History of disciplined investments that yield high returns on capital

17

Forward-Looking Statements

18

This presentation contains forward-looking statements, including, in particular,

statements about Superior Energy’s plans, strategies and prospects.  These statements

are based on the Company’s current assumptions, expectations and projections about

future events, which are subject to a wide range of business risks.

Although the Company believes that the assumptions reflected in these forward-looking

statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that these assumptions

will prove to be correct or that financial or market forecasts, savings or other benefits

anticipated in the forward-looking statements will be achieved.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results

may differ materially from those projected.  The information contained in this

presentation is only current as of February 7, 2012, and the Company undertakes no

obligation to update this presentation.

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

11000 Equity Drive, #300 Houston, TX 77041-8240 NYSE: SPN (281) 999-0047   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Dunlap, President and CEO, (281) 999-0047; Robert Taylor, CFO or Greg Rosenstein, EVP, (504) 587-7374

Superior Energy Services, Inc. Announces Executive Management Promotions

Houston, TX – February 7, 2012 – Superior Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: SPN) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Brian Moore as Senior Executive Vice President, and Westy Ballard and Greg Rosenstein as Executive Vice Presidents.

Mr. Moore, 55, will serve as Senior Executive Vice President of North America Services, overseeing the Company’s completion and production service lines. From March 2007 until the merger between Complete Production Services, Inc. and Superior, Mr. Moore was President and Chief Operating Officer of Complete, and was with Complete and its predecessor companies since April 2004. He has more than 30 years of management and operations experience in the North American energy industry.

Mr. Ballard, 40, will serve as Executive Vice President of International Services, focusing on developing and building out the Company’s core services in international markets. Mr. Ballard has served as Vice President of Corporate Development since joining the Company in June 2007. Prior to joining Superior, Mr. Ballard spent six years working in private equity.

Mr. Rosenstein, 44, will serve as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development with responsibilities for corporate planning/M&A, investor relations and corporate marketing. Rosenstein will continue to be the main point of contact for investor relations matters and continue to serve as the Company’s Corporate Secretary. Mr. Rosenstein most recently served as Vice President of Investor Relations, and has been with the Company since March 2000. He has more than 15 years of experience in the energy industry.

David Dunlap, President and Chief Executive Officer of Superior, stated, “By establishing these executive management level functions, I believe we have a structure in place that will support our long-term strategies and can endure as we grow. Brian, Westy and Greg have been successful in their prior roles and responsibilities, and I look forward to their contributions as we leverage our diverse suite of products and services to enhance our North American market position and continue our international expansion strategy.”

Superior Energy Services, Inc. serves the drilling, completion and production-related needs of oil and gas companies worldwide through its brand name rental tools and its integrated completion and well intervention services and tools, supported by an engineering staff who plan and design solutions for customers. Offshore projects are delivered by the Company’s fleet of modern marine assets.

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