-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HaL9iw6B5JqMXJxaxIn0gzBhOzxmHhQN6kqkxKHYvac+yUV/0E6tbQt4LiDc7SDD J7LMcbbx7HFbMSDKP6qjCQ== 0001181431-08-021512.txt : 20080327 0001181431-08-021512.hdr.sgml : 20080327 20080327133720 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-08-021512 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070515 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080327 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080327 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: W&T OFFSHORE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001288403 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 721121985 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: EIGHT GREENWAY PLZ STREET 2: STE 1330 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77046 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Israel Robert I CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001430878 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32414 FILM NUMBER: 08714413 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 212-702-9800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: COMPASS ADVISERS, LLP 825 THIRD AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 3 1 rrd201183.xml X0202 3 2007-05-15 0 0001288403 W&T OFFSHORE INC WTI 0001430878 Israel Robert I COMPASS ADVISERS, LLP 825 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 1 0 0 0 No securities are beneficially owned. 0 D /s/ Elaine H. Tippitt 2008-03-27 EX-24. 2 rrd179653_202843.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd179653_202843.html 
                                    
                                        POWER OF ATTORNEY
                Know all by these presents, I hereby appoint Michael Larkin, Elaine Tippitt
        and Patrick LaRue, or any one of them acting alone, to act as my agent and 
        attorney-in-fact for the purpose of completing, executing and filing on my behalf
        with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or 
   &
nbsp;    any other exchange or self regulatory body, any Form 3 "Initial Statement of Beneficial
        Ownership of Securities", Form 4 "Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of
        Securities", Form 5 "Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities," or any 
        other similar form to report securities ownership that may, in the opinion of any 
        of them be necessary, with respect to any transaction in securities of W&T Offshore, Inc. 
                Nothing herein shall relieve me of the responsibility for the accuracy of
        the information and representations contained in any Form 3, Form 4, Form 5, or
        other similar form completed, executed and filed pursuant to this power of a
ttorney. 
                This power of attorney shall supersede all similar prior powers of attorney
        and will remain effective as to the agents and attorneys-in-fact referred to above
        until I revoke or amend it by written notice to such persons or until the
        undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or other similar
        form completed, executed and filed pursuant to this power of attorney.
        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
        executed on this 25th day of March 2008. 
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                                        /s/ Robert I. Israel
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bsp;                                   Robert I. Israel
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