HOUSTON, April 24, 2007— Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. (Amex: WEL), announced today that it has closed its previously announced public offering of 26.0 million shares of its common stock, 13.0 million shares of which were sold by Boots & Coots and 13.0 million shares of which were sold by Oil States Energy Services, Inc., at a public offering price of $2.10 per share.

Net proceeds to Boots & Coots, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, were approximately $25.0 million. Boots & Coots intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund international expansion opportunities in Algeria, other U.S. and international expansion opportunities and for general corporate purposes. Boots & Coots will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by Oil States.

The underwriters have also exercised their overallotment option for 3.9 million shares, 1.95 million shares of which will be sold by Boots & Coots and 1.95 million shares of which will be sold by Oil States Energy Services. Net proceeds to Boots & Coots from the exercise of the overallotment option, net of underwriting discounts, will be approximately $3.8 million, proceeds of which the company intends to use for general corporate purposes. The anticipated closing of the sale of the overalloted shares is April 26, 2007.

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager of the offering and RBC Capital Markets Corporation acted as co-lead manager of the offering.

The offering has been made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc., Fifty Front Street, 19th Floor, Memphis, TN 38103 (phone number: 800-366-7426 or fax number: 901-579-4355).

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of such common stock in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Boots & Coots
Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc., Houston, Texas, provides a suite of integrated pressure control services to onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration companies around the world. The Well Intervention segment consists of services that are designed to enhance production for oil and gas operators and reduce the number and severity of critical well events such as well fires, blowouts or other losses of control at the well. The scope of these services includes training, contingency planning, well plan reviews, audits, inspection services and engineering services offered through our Safeguard programs and services offered in conjunction with our WELLSURE® risk management program. This segment also includes services performed by hydraulic workover and snubbing units that are used to enhance production of oil and gas wells. The Response segment consists of personnel, equipment and services provided during an emergency response such as a critical well event or a hazardous material response. These services include snubbing and other workover services provided during a response.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future events or results to differ materially from such statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, anticipated uses of proceeds from the offering. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the various risks described in the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in the registration statement on Form S-3 that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to this offering. Boots & Coots undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.