Tidewater to Present at the Capital One Southcoast 2008 Energy Conference

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that Dean E. Taylor, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joseph M. Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer, will present at the Capital One Southcoast 2008 Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, December 8, 2008, at approximately 1:00 p.m. CDT. Upon completion of the presentation, the company will also file a Form 8-K with the SEC which will include a copy of the slides used by the presenters.

Tidewater Inc. owns 437 vessels, the world’s largest fleet of vessels serving the global offshore energy industry.