Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney of Directors




                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         KNOW ALL MEN BY  THESE  PRESENTS,  that  each of the  undersigned  does
hereby appoint and constitute  James R. Joyce,  Benjamin W. Heath and Timothy L.
Largay  and each of them as his agent and  attorney-in-fact  to  execute  in his
name,  place and stead (whether on behalf of the undersigned  individually or as
an officer or director of Coastal  Caribbean  Oils & Minerals Ltd. or otherwise)
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals Ltd.
respecting  shares of common stock of Coastal  Caribbean Oils & Minerals Ltd. to
be offered to the stockholders  thereof,  and any and all amendments thereto and
to file such Form S-1 and any such  amendment  thereto with the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission.  Each of the said  attorneys  shall  have the power to act
hereunder with or without the other.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned have executed this instrument this
9th day of May 2000.



By:  /s/ Graham B. Collis                              By:  /s/ Nicholas B. Dill
Name:  Graham B. Collis                                Name:  Nicholas B. Dill



By:   /s/Benjamin W. Heath                             By: /s/  John D. Monroe
Name:  Benjamin W. Heath                               Name:  John D. Monroe



By:  /s/ Philip W. Ware
Name:  Philip W. Ware