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Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation Announces Research Report By Cohen Independent Research Group

09:15 EST Thursday, March 17, 2005

SAN ANTONIO, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TIDE), announced today that Cohen Independent Research Group has released a detailed research report on Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation. The report can be viewed on the Internet at http://www.cohenresearch.com .

About Cohen Independent Research Group

Cohen Independent Research Group is a registered California Investment Advisor. The firm prepares and distributes unbiased fundamental research reports and is an independent entity de any brokerage firm. Cohen identifies and initiates research on select micro-cap, small-cap and mid-cap emerging companies that demonstrate market leadership in their respective disciplines.

About Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation

Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation, San Antonio, Texas, focuses its business on international pipeline crossings, gas processing plants and gas storage facilities. Through its eight wholly owned subsidiaries, Tidelands offers a full suite of services and has the capability to satisfy a wide variety of customer needs, both domestically and internationally. For more information about the Company, please visit http://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.

     Investor Contact:  Barry Gross
                        Gross Capital, Inc.
                        361-949-4999
                        barry@grosscapital.com
     Company Contact:   Michael Ward
                        Tidelands Oil & Gas
                        210-764-8642
                        info@tidelandsoilandgas.com

SOURCE Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation

CONTACT: investors, Barry Gross de Gross Capital, Inc., +1-361-949-4999, or barry@grosscapital.com , for Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation; or Michael Ward of Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation, +1-210-764-8642, or info@tidelandsoilandgas.com

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