Exhibit 99.1

Chief Executive Officer Certification (Section 302)

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


I, Michael Ward, certify that:

         (1) I have reviewed this  quarterly  report on Form 10-QSB of Tidelands
Oil & Gas Corporation, ("Registrant").
         (2) Based on my knowledge,  this quarterly  report does not contain any
untrue  statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary
to make the  statements  made,  in light of the  circumstances  under which such
statements  were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
quarterly report;
         (3)Based on my knowledge,  the financial statements and other financial
information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all material
respects the financial  condition,  results of operations  and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
         (4) The registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I are responsible
for establishing and maintaining  disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
                  (a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure
         that material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including its
         consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those
         entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report
         is being prepared;
                  (b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
         controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
         date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
                  (c) presented in this quarterly  report our conclusions  about
         the  effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls and procedures based on
         our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
         (5) The registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation,  to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee  of  registrant's  board  of  directors  (or  persons  performing  the
equivalent functions):
                  (a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
         internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability
         to  record,  process,  summarize  and  report  financial  date and have
         identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any material  weaknesses in
         internal controls; and
                  (b)  any  fraud,  whether  or  not  material,   that  involves
         management  or  other  employees  who  have a  significant  role in the
         registrant's internal controls; and
         (6) The registrant's other certifying  officers and I have indicated in
this  quarterly  report  whether  there were  significant  changes  in  internal
controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent  evaluation,  including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses;

Date: May 14, 2003


                                            By: /s/ Michael Ward
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                                                Michael Ward
                                                Chief Executive Officer