Company Profile
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. operates as an offshore energy company. It provides development solutions and various other contracting services to the energy market, as well as to its oil and gas operations properties. The company offers a range of contracting services in the shallow water and deepwater primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Asia Pacific, and Middle East regions. Its services include exploration services, such as pre-installation surveys, rig positioning and installation assistance, drilling inspection, subsea equipment maintenance, reservoir engineering, geological and geophysical services, modeling, well design, and engineering. The company also offers development services comprising installation of platforms on the OCS, installation of subsea pipelines, flowlines, control umbilicals, manifolds, risers, pipelay and burial; installation and tie-in of riser and manifold assembly; commissioning, testing, and inspection services; and cable and umbilical lay and connection. In addition, Helix Energy Solutions provides various production services, including inspection, maintenance, and repair of production structures, risers, pipelines, and subsea equipment; well intervention; life of field support; reservoir management; production technology; and intervention engineering. Further, it offers decommissioning and remediation services; plugging and abandonment services; platform salvage and removal; pipeline abandonment; and site inspections. Helix Energy Solutions offers its products and services to independent oil and gas producers and suppliers, pipeline transmission companies, and offshore engineering and construction firms. As of December 31, 2007, it had 677 billions of cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves. The company was founded in 1990. It was formerly known as Cal Dive International, Inc. and changed its name to Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. in 2006. Helix Energy Solutions is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
