Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS), the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, today announced today that the Company will be attending the Howard Weil 39th Annual Energy Conference to be held in New Orleans on March 28 – 31, 2011.

William E. Chiles, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March 29, at 2:30 p.m. Central time (3:30 p.m. Eastern time). In its presentation the Company will discuss its excellent long-term growth prospects, its continued focus on capital allocation and provide operational highlights including the decline in the number of aircraft supporting well control and spill cleanup efforts in the Gulf of Mexico as well as the continued decline in flight hours from customers affected by weather and the lack of both shallow and deepwater permits in that area.

The presentation is not being broadcast but the presentation slides will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Bristow Group website at http://www.bristowgroup.com/ and will be archived there for approximately 90 days.

ABOUT BRISTOW GROUP INC.

Bristow Group Inc. is the leading provider of helicopter services to the worldwide offshore energy industry based on the number of aircraft operated and one of two helicopter service providers to the offshore energy industry with global operations. The Company has major transportation operations in the North Sea,Nigeria and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world, including Alaska, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Russia and Trinidad. For more information, visit the Company’s website athttp://www.bristowgroup.com/.