U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A
                        Original 8-K filed March 7, 2005

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                          Date of Report: May 11, 2005



                         TIDELANDS OIL & GAS CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its Charter)




       Nevada                    0-29613                          66-0549380
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State of Incorporation      Commission File No.                I.R.S. Employer
                                                              Identification No.

1862 West Bitters Rd. San Antonio, TX                               78248      
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(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, (   210   )       764      -   8642  
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                     (Registrant's former name and address)

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Item 8.01         Other Events

         On May 3, 2005, we cancelled  Five Hundred  Thousand  (500,000)  common
shares of restricted  stock that were issued Michael Ward, our president.  These
shares were issued prematurely under the terms of his employment agreement. They
may be reissued July 1, 2005 under the stock grant  provisions of the employment
agreement.

SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                 TIDELANDS OIL & GAS CORPORATION
Dated: May 11, 2005


                                                  /s/ Michael Ward
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                                                 By: Michael Ward
                                                 Title: President