Dec 18, 2017   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Siem Helix 2 Commences Operations in Brazil

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) announced today that the Siem Helix 2 has successfully completed the vessel acceptance process and is on contract offshore Brazil. The vessel will be performing well intervention services under a multi-year contract with Petrobras.

Owen Kratz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix, stated, “We are pleased to announce the commencement of operations of Siem Helix 2 for Petrobras. Our team applied the lessons learned from the Siem Helix 1 process to efficiently complete the Siem Helix 2 acceptance and testing. With the addition of the Siem Helix 2, the sixth well intervention vessel in our fleet, we continue to strengthen our position in the well intervention market.”

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Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an international offshore energy services company that provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry, with a focus on well intervention and robotics operations. For more information about Helix, please visit our website at www.HelixESG.com.