Tidewater Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved management's recommendation to suspend company's quarterly dividend. The dividend suspension is part of a broader plan of reducing costs and capital expenditures in order to preserve liquidity in an oilfield services market that has been negatively impacted by the precipitous drop in oil prices and corresponding reduction in global E&P spending. By suspending what has been a $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, the company will preserve approximately $47 million of cash annually.