Exhibit 99.1

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TIDEWATER INC. ● Pan-American Life Center ● 601 Poydras Street, Suite 1500 ● New Orleans, LA 70130 ● Telephone (504) 568-1010 ● Fax (504) 566-4582

Tidewater to Present at the Cowen and Company Energy & Natural Resources Conference and Capital One Securities, Inc. 11^th Annual Energy Conference

NEW ORLEANS, November 30, 2016 –Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that Joseph M. Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer, will present at the Cowen and Company Energy & Natural Resources Conference in New York, New York on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at approximately 1:15 p.m. Eastern time.  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 presenter.

Mr. Bennett will also present at the Capital One Securities, Inc. 11^th Annual Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at approximately 10:20 a.m. Central time.  The presentation will be available via real-time webcast at http://www.tdw.com.  Playback will be available for a 30-day period commencing on December 8, 2016, at approximately 12:00 p.m. Central time.  Upon completion of the presentation, the company will also file a Form 8-K with the SEC which will include a transcript of the presentation and a copy of the slides used by the presenter.

Tidewater is the leading provider of Offshore Service Vessels (OSVs) to the global energy industry.

CONTACT:  Tidewater Inc., New Orleans

Joe Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief Investor Relations Officer  

504-566-4506

SOURCE:  Tidewater Inc.