Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation Press Releases

Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation (OTCBB: TIDE)

February 11, 2004

Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation Announces New Member to Board de Directors

Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TIDE), is pleased to announce today the addition de Carl Hessel to the Company’s Board de Directors.

Mr. Hessel founded Margaux Investment Group, S.A., a privately held investment group located in Geneva, Switzerland, in early 2001. He has served as Vice President de Merrill Lynch, where he was responsible for creating a global high-net-worth management platform. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and helped build the Scandinavian ultra high-net-worth market. Mr. Hessel received his MBA from Wharton Business School, a degree in Finance and Management from the University de Pennsylvania and was awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation’s Scholarship.

Michael Ward, President and CEO de Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation, said, “We are committed to strengthening our Board de Directors by adding knowledgeable and experienced professionals that bring several levels de business expertise to our strategies and developments. Mr. Hessel’s highly qualified input in financing and international business matters will further enhance our Company’s progression and reinforce our ability to move forward on international projects.”

About Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation

Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation, San Antonio, Texas, is the parent company de two wholly owned Texas subsidiary corporations: Rio Bravo Energy, L.L.C. and Sonora Pipeline, L.L.C. The Company is also a joint-owner de Reef International, L.L.C. and Reef Marketing, L.L.C. The Company focuses on international pipeline crossings, gas processing plants and liquefied petroleum product storage facilities. Through its in-house divisions, Tidelands offers a full suite de services and has the capability to satisfy a wide variety de customer needs both domestically and internationally. Tidelands currently owns numerous miles de pipeline. The Company is currently reviewing opportunities to further expand its business scope. For more information about the Company, visit their website at www.tidelandsoilandgas.com.

This press release may be deemed to contain certain Forward-Looking Statements with respect to the Company that are subject to risks and uncertainties that include, but are not limited to those identified in the Company's press releases or discussed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission Filings. Actual results may vary.

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