History

Helix Energy Solutions Group has evolved over five decades from a ragtag bunch of abalone divers to become one of the world’s premier marine service contractors and operators of offshore oil and gas properties.

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1987

First Riserless Intervention Campaign -BP
1995
First RiserlessXT change -Hess
1996
First rig alternative HP riser intervention campaign - Shell
2000
First Riserless abandonment campaign in Norway - Statoil First multi-operator riserless abandonment campaign -Enterprise, Marathon, Talisman & BP
2003
T750 delivered, first trencher to use variable speed drive (VSD) motors directly coupled to water pumps boosting jetting power by 30% is delivered to provide depth of lowering & cover to 2m DoL
2004
First Riserless intervention campaign in Norway, Diverless-Statoil First use of well test package to dissolve hydrate & flare off pipeline inventory
2007
First installation of free-standing intervention top tension - RPSEA
2008
i-Trencher mechanical designed to cut cohesive soils up ~600Kps to bury flexible & ridged products down to 2m in up to 1000m water depths
2009
First use of rig alternative vessel for top hole drilling -Chevron hydrate drilling
2010
Helix Q4000 played a key role in a successful “static kill” procedure on the Macondo well when 32,000 barrels of specially engineered mud and cement were pumped from the Q4000 directly into the well at high pressure and sealed the leak for the first time. Helix ESG’s Express and Helix Producer I vessels also participated in spill response and containment operations
2012
First use of rig alternative vessel for HP riser based Coiled Tubing gravel pack operations - Marubeni
2012
2nd generation purpose built jet trencher (T1200) with 1200HP capable of burying flexible & ridged products etc to 3000m
2012
Grand Canyon, the 1st purpose built DP3 trenching support vessel is delivered boasting T-1200 & iTrencher along with 2 new 200HP XLX ROVs & 250Te crane
2014
HELIX 534
2014
3rd generation purpose built jet trencher (T1500) with 1500HP capable of burying flexible & ridged products etc to 1000m
2015
Q5000
2015
Grand Canyon II is delivered to undertake light construction operations fitted with 2 x 200HP Gen 3 UHDs
2015
Grand Canyon III is delivered
2016
Seawell Extension
2019
Q7000
2019
Newbuild Q7000 well intervention semisubmersible vessel is delivered to Helix Energy Solutions
2020
Helix Energy Solutions with SBS Energy set a new offshore Snubbing unit / Hydraulic Workover (HWO) world record onboard the Q4000 after completing a flowline cleanout operation to a length of 28,789’ (actual drill pipe measurement) on the Ozona Garden Banks 515 location in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
2021
Helix Energy Solutions Group Celebrates 15 Years on the New York Stock Exchange
2021
Helix Energy Solutions Partners with Trendsetter Engineering for Global Integrated Hydraulic Intervention Services Agreement
2022
Helix Robotics has relocated 50,000+ boulders as part of the seabed preparation work for offshore wind and interconnector projects
2022
Helix Robotics Solutions Charters Jones Act-Compliant Vessel Shelia Bordelon
2022
Horizon Enabler, a light construction support vessel, joins the Helix fleet