UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 2, 2016
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-32936 (Commission File Number) | 95-3409686 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3505 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400 Houston, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) | 77043 (Zip Code) | |
281-618-0400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 2, 2016, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has completed its contract renegotiations with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. and has entered into amendments to its well intervention services contracts for its two chartered vessels, the Siem Helix 1 and the Siem Helix 2, offshore Brazil. The contract for the Siem Helix 1, originally scheduled to begin no later than July 22, 2016, was amended to commence between July 22, 2016 and October 21, 2016, and the day rate under the contract has been reduced to a level acceptable to both parties. The contract for the Siem Helix 2, originally scheduled to begin no later than January 21, 2017, was amended to commence between October 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017; the day rate under this contract was not changed. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. dated June 2, 2016. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 2, 2016
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Anthony Tripodo | |||
Anthony Tripodo | ||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Index to Exhibits
Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release of Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. dated June 2, 2016. | |
EXHIBIT 99.1
| PRESSRELEASE www.HelixESG.com | |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. · 3505 W. Sam Houston Parkway N., Suite 400 · Houston, TX 77043 · 281-618-0400 · fax: 281-618-0505
For Immediate Release | 16-011 | ||
Date: June 2, 2016 | Contact: | Erik Staffeldt | |
Vice President - Finance & Accounting | |||
Helix Finalizes Contract Negotiations With Petrobras
HOUSTON, TX - Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) announced today that it has completed its contract renegotiations with Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. and has entered into amendments to its well intervention services contracts for its two chartered vessels, the Siem Helix 1 and the Siem Helix 2, offshore Brazil. The contract for the Siem Helix 1, originally scheduled to begin no later than July 22, 2016, was amended to commence between July 22, 2016 and October 21, 2016, and the day rate under the contract has been reduced to a level acceptable to both parties. The contract for the Siem Helix 2, originally scheduled to begin no later than January 21, 2017, was amended to commence between October 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017; the day rate under this contract was not changed.
Owen Kratz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix, stated, “We are glad to finalize this process in a manner that makes sense for both companies, and look forward to a long and productive working relationship.”
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.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, any statements regarding our strategy; any statements regarding visibility and future utilization; any projections of financial items; future operations expenditures; any statements regarding the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning developments; 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 forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including but not limited to the performance of contracts by suppliers, customers and partners; actions by governmental and regulatory authorities; operating hazards and delays; our ultimate ability to realize current backlog; employee management issues; complexities of global political and economic developments; geologic risks; volatility of oil and gas prices and other risks described from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements except as required by the securities laws.
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