Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Staffeldt Erik
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INC [HLX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
14 N. FRENCH OAKS CIRCLE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP - Finance and Accounting
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WOODLANDS, TX 77382		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 9,306 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Share Units   (2)   (3) Common Stock 6,912 (4) $ (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Staffeldt Erik
14 N. FRENCH OAKS CIRCLE
WOODLANDS, TX 77382		       VP - Finance and Accounting  

Signatures

/s/ Alisa B. Johnson by power of attorney 07/29/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 1,984 shares held through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) Each PSU represents a right to receive one share of Company common stock. The actual number of shares to be received upon vesting ranges from 0% to 200% dependent on the Company's relative shareholder return as compared to its peer group over a three-year period beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 31, 2017. The amount reported is 200% of the number of PSUs granted and the maximum that can be earned.
(3) Upon payment of the PSUs which shall occur no later than March 15, 2018.
(4) Amount reported is 200% of the number of PSUs granted and the maximum number of shares that may be earned.

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