Edgar Filing: TIDELANDS OIL & GAS CORP

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(AMENDMENT No. 4)

TIDELANDS OIL & GAS CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

886405109

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2007

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

ý Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall not be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP NO. 886405109

	1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Mercator Momentum Fund, L.P.

	2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
		(a)	o
		(b)	x

	3.	SEC USE ONLY

	4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
				5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0

				6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 0

				7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

				8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

	9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON. 0

	10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o

	11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.0%

	12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

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CUSIP NO. 886405109

	1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P.

	2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
		(a)	o
		(b)	x

	3.	SEC USE ONLY

	4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
				5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0

				6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 0

				7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

				8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

	9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON. 0

	10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o

	11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.0%

	12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

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CUSIP NO. 886405109

	1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd.

	2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
		(a)	o
		(b)	x

	3.	SEC USE ONLY

	4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
				5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0

				6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 0

				7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

				8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

	9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON. 0

	10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o

	11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.0%

	12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

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CUSIP NO. 886405109

	1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Robinson Reed, Inc.

	2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
		(a)	o
		(b)	x

	3.	SEC USE ONLY

	4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
				5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0

				6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 246,711

				7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

				8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 246,711

	9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON. 246,711

	10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o

	11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.2%

	12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO

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CUSIP NO. 886405109

	1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON M.A.G. Capital, LLC

	2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
		(a)	o
		(b)	x

	3.	SEC USE ONLY

	4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
				5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0

				6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 246,711

				7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

				8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 246,711

	9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON. 246,711

	10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o

	11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.2%

	12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA

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CUSIP NO. 886405109

	1.	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON David F. Firestone

	2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
		(a)	o
		(b)	x

	3.	SEC USE ONLY

	4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
				5.	SOLE VOTING POWER 0

				6.	SHARED VOTING POWER 246,711

				7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0

				8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 246,711

	9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON. 246,711

	10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES o

	11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.2%

	12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

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This statement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Item 1(a). Name of Issuer.

The name of the issuer is Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation (the “Issuer”).

Item 1(b). Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

The address of the Issuer’s principal executive office is 1862 W. Bitters Road, San Antonio, Texas 78248.

Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing.

Mercator Momentum Fund, L.P. (“Momentum Fund”)

Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P. (“Momentum Fund III” and, with Momentum Fund, the “Funds”)

M.A.G. Capital, LLC (“MAG”)

David F. Firestone (“Firestone”)

Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd. (“MPF”)

Robinson Reed, Inc. (“RR”)

This statement relates to the securities directly owned by RR. The Funds and MPF no longer own, directly or indirectly, securities of the Issuer. MAG controls the investments of MPF and RR. Firestone is the Managing Member of MAG. As a result of their control over RR, Firestone and MAG are deemed to beneficially own the securities of RR. The Funds, MPF, RR, MAG and David F. Firestone are referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”

Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or, if None, Residence.

The business address of each of the Funds, MAG and Firestone is 555 S. Flower Street, Suite 4200, Los Angeles, CA 90071. The business address of MPF is c/o Bank of Ireland Securities Services, Ltd., New Century House, International Financial Services Center, Mayor Street Lower, Dublin 1, Republic of Ireland. The business address of RR is 4 Pikinoni Street, P.O. Box 56220, 3305 Limassol, Cyprus.

Item 2(c). Citizenship.

Each of the Funds is a California limited partnership. MAG, their general partner, is a California limited liability company. Firestone is a U.S. Citizen. MPF is a corporation organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands. RR is a corporation organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands.

Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities.

The title of the class of securities to which this statement relates is the common stock of the Issuer, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”).

Item 2(e). CUSIP No.

The CUSIP number is 886405109.

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Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

(a)

Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act

(b)

Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act

(c)

Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act

(d)

Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940

(e)

Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

(f)

Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

(g)

Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)

(h)

Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

Item 4. Ownership.

As of December 31, 2007:

RR directly owned warrants to purchase up to 246,711 shares of Common Stock.

Neither MAG nor David F. Firestone directly owned any securities of the Issuer.

Neither the Funds nor MPF own, directly or indirectly, any securities of the Issuer.

As of December 31, 2007, the aggregate number and percentage of class of securities identified pursuant to Item 4 beneficially owned by each person identified in Item 2(a) may be found in rows 9 and 11 of the cover pages. The percentages were based on the assumption that the Issuer had 106,084,806 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2007, which is the number reported by the Issuer, according to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007, filed on January 23, 2008.

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this Schedule is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [x]

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

Not Applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable.

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Item 10. Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 14, 2008 MERCATOR MOMENTUM FUND, L.P. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner	Dated: February 14, 2008 MERCATOR MOMENTUM FUND III, L.P. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner

Dated: February 14, 2008 MONARCH POINTE FUND, LTD. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC, Its: Investment Advisor By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner	Dated: February 14, 2008 ROBINSON REED, INC. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC Its: Investment Manager By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner

Dated: February 14, 2008 M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner	Dated: February 14, 2008 /s/ David F. Firestone David F. Firestone

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EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G filed herewith (and any amendments thereto), is being filed jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on behalf of each such person.

Dated: February 14, 2008
	MERCATOR MOMENTUM FUND, L.P. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner

	MERCATOR MOMENTUM FUND III, L.P. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC, its general partner By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner

	MONARCH POINTE FUND, LTD. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC, Its: Investment Advisor By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner

	ROBINSON REED, INC. By: M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC Its: Investment Manager By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner

	M.A.G. CAPITAL, LLC By: /s/ David Firestone David Firestone, Managing Partner

	/s/ David F. Firestone David F. Firestone

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