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

                                    FORM 8-K

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


                        Date of Report: November 22, 2004



                         TIDELANDS OIL & GAS CORPORATION
             (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 1.01         Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement and

Item 2.03         Creation of a Direct  Financial  Obligation  or an  Obligation
                  under an Off Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

         On November 18, 2004,  we entered into  Securities  Purchase  Agreement
with Mercator  Momentum Fund, LP, Mercator Momentum Fund III, LP, Monarch Pointe
Fund,  LP,  (collectively,  "the  Funds")  and  Mercator  Advisory  Group,  LLC.
("Mercator").

         We  issued  the  Funds  7%  Convertible  Debentures  in  the  aggregate
principal  amount of  $5,000,000.  The  Debentures  mature May 18, 2006.  We are
required to pay interest  monthly.  The aggregate  monthly  interest  payment is
$29,166.67. The allocation of the debentures is as follows:

         o        Mercator Momentum Fund, LP acquired  $1,270,000 7% Convertible
                  Debentures;
         o        Mercator   Momentum   Fund  III,  LP   acquired   $875,000  7%
                  Convertible Debentures;
         o        Monarch  Pointe Fund, LP acquired  $2,855,000  7%  Convertible
                  Debentures.

         The payment of funds for the  debentures is structured in two tranches.
On November 19, 2004, we received a total of $3,250,000  which represents 65% of
the funds due. The balance of the funds will be paid when we file a registration
statement on Form SB-2.  We are  required to file the SB-2 within 30 days.  Upon
filing, we will receive $1,750,000 balance on the 7% Convertible Debentures.

         The 7% Convertible Debentures are convertible into our common stock at
a 15% discount to the market price at the time of conversion, subject to a $0.45
Cent floor and a $0.76 Cent ceiling.

         We have  granted the Funds and  Mercator  registration  rights on these
securities.  If we do not have our  registration  statement  effective within 90
days from filing the  discount  will be  increased to 25% of the market price at
the time of conversion.

         In  connection  with this  financing we issued  6,578,948  common stock
warrants which expire November 18, 2007. We issued the warrants as follows:

         o        Mercator  Momentum  Fund, LP 417,763  warrants  exercisable at
                  $0.87 and 417,763 warrants exercisable at $0.80;
         o        Mercator Momentum Fund III, LP 287,829 warrants exercisable at
                  $0.87 and 287,829 warrants exerciseable at $0.80;
         o        Monarch Pointe Fund, LP 939,145 warrants  exercisable at $0.87
                  and 939,145 warrants exercisable at $0.80.
         o        Mercator Advisory Group, LLC 1,644,737 warrants exercisable at
                  $0.87 and 1,644,737 warrants exercisable at $0.80.

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)      Exhibits

Item Number                Description

10.1     Securities Purchase Agreement
10.2     7% Convertible Debenture Mercator Momentum Fund, LP
10.3     7% Convertible Debenture Mercator Momentum Fund III, LP
10.4     7% Convertible Debenture Monarch Pointe Fund, LP
10.5     Registration Rights Agreement
10.6     Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Mercator Advisory Group, LLC $0.87
10.7     Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Mercator Advisory Group, LLC $0.80
10.8     Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Mercator Momentum Fund, LP $0.87
10.9     Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Mercator Momentum Fund, LP $0.80
10.10    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Mercator Momentum Fund, LP $0.87
10.11    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Mercator Momentum Fund, LP $0.80
10.12    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd. $0.87
10.13    Warrant to Purchase Common Stock Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd. $0.80



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: November 22, 2004


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