Helix Appoints Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

January 2, 2018

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) announced today the
appointment of Geoffrey (Geoff) Wagner as Executive Vice President and
Chief Commercial Officer.

Mr. Wagner has more than 15 years of experience in the energy industry.
Prior to joining Helix, Mr. Wagner spent several years in executive
leadership with Atwood Oceanics, a global provider of offshore drilling
services, serving as Vice President of Strategic Planning, Vice
President of Technical Services and Supply Chain and Vice President of
Marketing and Business Development. Mr. Wagner joined Atwood from
Transocean, where he spent five years in various management positions
with increasing responsibility, and prior to that, he worked with
SeaRiver Maritime, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil. Mr. Wagner holds an MBA
from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and an
undergraduate degree in Marine Engineering and Nautical Science from the
United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York.

In connection with Mr. Wagner’s appointment, Owen Kratz, Chief Executive
Officer of Helix, stated, "We are excited to have Geoff join Helix. He
complements our executive leadership team, and we believe his experience
and drive makes him the right choice to lead our company’s commercial
strategy. We also expect to benefit as a company from Geoff’s past
experience in operational execution and process development."

About Helix

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.

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