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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-10-005535
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100920
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100920
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100920

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001031623
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED STRUCTURAL METAL PRODUCTS [3440]
		IRS NUMBER:				721147390
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			LA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34279
		FILM NUMBER:		101079897

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GULF ISLAND FABRICATION INC
		STREET 2:		583 THOMPSON RD
		CITY:			HOUMA
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70361
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5048722100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 310
		CITY:			HOUMA
		STATE:			LA
		ZIP:			70361
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt">UNITED STATES</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt">SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt">Washington,
      D.C. 20549</font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></font><b><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt">Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</font></b><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Date
      of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 20, 2010</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>GULF
      ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>Louisiana</b>
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            <b>0-22303</b>
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            <b>72-1147390</b>
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            (State or other jurisdiction<br>
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            of incorporation)
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            (Commission<br>File Number)
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            (IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)
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      <br>
      <b>583 Thompson Road</b><br><b>Houma, Louisiana 70363</b><br>(Address of
      principal executive offices)(Zip Code)<br><br><br><b>(985) 872-2100</b><br>(Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code)<br><br><b>Not applicable</b><br>(Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report)<br><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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 </font>(see General Instruction A.2.
      below):
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      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))</font>
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      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))</font>
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      <b>Item 8.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Other Events.</b>
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      On September 20, 2010, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. issued a press
      release announcing that through its subsidiary Gulf Marine Fabricators,
      L.P., it received a Letter of Authorization to enter into a Contract for
      the fabrication and integration of the topsides of a major deep-water
      Gulf of Mexico project.
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      <b>Item 9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
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      (c) Exhibits
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          The following exhibit is filed herewith:
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          Exhibit No.
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          Description
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          99.1
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          Press Release dated September 20, 2010
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      <b>SIGNATURES</b><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">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.</font>
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            <b>GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.</b>
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            &#160;
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          By:
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            /s/ Robin A. Seibert
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            Robin A. Seibert
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            Vice President &#8211; Finance,
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            Chief Financial Officer
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            and Treasurer
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            (Principal Financial Officer
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            Dated:
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            September 20, 2010
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Gulf
      Island Fabrication, Inc. Receives Letter of Authorization for
      Fabrication and Integration of the Topsides of a Major Deep-Water Gulf
      of Mexico Project</b></font>
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    <p>
      HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 20, 2010--Gulf Island
      Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) announced today, that through its
      subsidiary Gulf Marine Fabricators, L.P., it received a Letter of
      Authorization to enter into a Contract for the fabrication and
      integration of the topsides of a major deep-water Gulf of Mexico
      project. The signing of the Contract is contingent upon the sanctioning
      of the project at a later date. Terms of the Contract including pricing
      have been finalized.
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      Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading
      fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and/or
      deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized
      structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and
      gas reserves. These structures include jackets and deck sections of
      fixed production platforms; hull and/or deck sections of floating
      production platforms (such as tension leg platforms (&#8220;TLPs&#8221;)), &#8220;SPARs,
      FPSOs, MinDOCs,&#8221; piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and
      various production, compressor and utility modules, offshore living
      quarters, brown water towboats, other marine vessels, lift boats, tanks<b>
      </b>and barges.<b> </b>The Company also provides offshore interconnect
      pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture and repair of
      pressure vessels, dry dock and marine repair services, heavy lifts such
      as ship integration and TLP module integration, loading and offloading
      of jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs,
      or other similar cargo, onshore and offshore scaffolding, piping
      insulation services, and steel warehousing and sales.
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.<br>Kerry J. Chauvin, Chief
      Executive Officer, 985-872-2100<br>or<br>Robin A. Seibert, Chief
      Financial Officer, 985-872-2100
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