Tidewater (TDW) 8-K Tidewater to Present at the Howard Weil 36th Annual Energy Conference

Exhibit 99.1

Tidewater to Present at the Howard Weil 36^th Annual Energy Conference

NEW ORLEANS, April 1, 2008 – Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that Dean Taylor, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Howard Weil 36^th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at approximately 1:40 p.m. CDST (2:40 p.m. EST). Upon completion of the presentation, the company will also file a Form 8-K with the SEC which will include a copy of the PowerPoint™ presentation.

Tidewater Inc. owns 460 vessels, the world’s largest fleet of vessels serving the global offshore energy industry.

CONTACT: Tidewater Inc., New Orleans

Joe Bennett, Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer and Chief Investor Relations Officer 504-566-4506

SOURCE: Tidewater Inc.