WARRIOR ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO BE ACQUIRED BY SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    WARRIOR ENERGY SERVICES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO BE ACQUIRED BY
                         SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.


Monday, September 25, 2006


         Columbus, Mississippi. Warrior Energy Services Corporation (NASDAQ -
WARR) ("Warrior Energy") announced today that it has entered into a merger
agreement to be acquired by Superior Energy Services, Inc. ("Superior")
(NYSE:SPN). Under the terms of the agreement, unanimously approved by the
Warrior Energy board of directors, for each share of Warrior Energy Common
Stock, a stockholder will receive upon the closing of the transaction $14.50 in
cash and 0.452 shares of Superior common stock. The total purchase price is
approximately $358.0 million, based on the closing price of Superior common
stock on September 22, 2006. The transaction is subject to approval by the
stockholders of Warrior Energy, regulatory review and customary closing
conditions, and is expected to close late in the fourth quarter of 2006.

         Mr. William L. Jenkins, President of Warrior Energy, stated that "The
combination of cash and stock should allow the stockholders of Warrior Energy to
realize both immediate value through the cash consideration and the potential of
continuing value through appreciation in the price of Superior common stock."

         Simmons & Company International was the financial advisor to the
Warrior Energy Board of Directors.

         Superior 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.
Superior 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.

         Warrior Energy Services Corporation is a natural gas and oil service
company providing services to natural gas and oil well operators in the most
active basins in the continental United States and in the Gulf of Mexico. It is
headquartered in Columbus, Mississippi. Additional information may be obtained
by contacting Mr. Rob McNally, Executive Vice President, at (832) 775-0016 or
visiting the Company's website at www.warriorenergyservices.com.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
 
      Warrior Energy and Superior will file a proxy statement/prospectus, and
both companies will file other relevant docume