Helix to Review Third Quarter 2009 Results with Investors

HOUSTON--(Business Wire)--
Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE:HLX) will issue a press release reporting its
financial and operational results for the third quarter of 2009 after the market
closes on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. After its issuance a copy of the press
release will be available on Helix's website www.HelixESG.com by clicking on
"Investor Relations" and choosing "Press Releases".

Helix will host a conference call to review its third quarter results on
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. Investors and other
interested parties are encouraged to listen to the call via an audio webcast
from the "Investor Relations" page of our website HelixESG.com. Investors and
other interested parties wishing to listen to the conference via telephone may
join the call by dialing 800-475-0212 for persons in the United States and
1-312-470-7004 for international participants. The passcode is "Tripodo".

Investors and other interested parties will be able to obtain the conference
call slide presentation prior to the conference call from the "Investor
Relations" page at www.HelixESG.com by clicking on "Investor Relations" and the
choosing "Presentations". A replay of the conference will be available under
"Investor Relations" by selecting the "Audio Archives" link from the same page
beginning approximately two hours after the completion of the conference call.

Helix Energy Solutions, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an international
offshore energy company that provides reservoir development solutions and other
contracting services to the energy market as well as to its own oil and gas
business unit. Helix`s contracting services segment utilizes its vessels and
offshore equipment that when applied with its methodologies reduce finding and
development costs and cover the complete lifecycle of an offshore oil and gas
field. Helix`s oil and gas segment engages in prospect generation, exploration,
development and production activities. Helix operates primarily in the Gulf of
Mexico, North Sea, Asia Pacific and Middle East Regions.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that could cause Helix`s results to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that
could be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, any
projections of revenue, gross margin, expenses, earnings or losses from
operations, or other financial items; future production volumes, results of
exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition and operations expenditures,
and prospective reserve levels of property or wells; any statements of the
plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any
statement concerning developments, performance or industry rankings; any
statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements
of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of
the foregoing. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions referred to above
include the performance of contracts by suppliers, customers and partners;
employee management issues; complexities of global political and economic
developments; geologic risks and other risks described from time to time in
Helix`s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"),
including the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December
31, 2008. Helix assumes no obligation and do not intend to update these
forward-looking statements.

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
Tony Tripodo, 281-618-0400

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