Helix Energy Solutions (HLX) 8-K Helix Reports Quarter 3 Results and Updates 2008 Outlook

Exhibit 99.2

Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2008

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Executive Summary Summary of Results 2008 Outlook Update Production & Hurricane Recovery Liquidity and Capital Resources Operational Highlights by Segment Contracting Services Oil & Gas Questions & Answers Well Ops' Intervention Riser System recovers a tubing head spool with tubing in one recovery trip Presentation Outline

Highlights ($ in millions, except per share data) Executive Summary

Highlights of the Quarter Record quarterly revenues and gross profit Continued strong demand and utilization for Helix Contracting Services (Well Operations, Subsea Construction and Robotics) Shelf Contracting (Cal Dive) posts stronger quarter/higher asset utilization Noonan pipeline was completed and commissioned, with first production achieved prior to Hurricane Gustav Production disruptions from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike negatively impacted revenue and profit for the quarter Many third-party facilities damaged as a result of Hurricane Ike Production, as of 10/27/2008, at 30% of pre-Ike levels Production in Q4 expected to range from 7.5 to 8.0 bcfe Pre-hurricane level production expected to be restored by the end of 2008 Executive Summary

2008 Outlook Update ($ in millions, except per share data) Production shut-ins resulting from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav negatively impact production by 15 bcfe. (4.5 bcfe in Q3, remainder in Q4) Market pressure on commodity prices results in lower realized price expectations compared to $120 / $9 assumptions previously used. Improvement in Contracting Services due to strong performance in the Well Intervention, Robotics, Pipelay and Shelf Contracting.

Production impact from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav was ~4.5 Bcfe for Q3, and expected to be ~15 Bcfe for the full year Onshore processing and damaged third party pipelines are the primary delay in restoring production, but we expect most of these should be resolved by December Expected exit rate at the end of December is 160+ mmcfe / day 2009 production is expected to be approximately 55 - 75 Bcfe Preliminary infrastructure damage assessments have been completed, final loss and repair estimates are in process Inspection and repair work commenced in Q3 No damage to major deepwater developments (Noonan, Gunnison, Bass Lite) Significant infrastructure damage was avoided, with the exception of some shelf platforms Initial damage estimates for all infrastructure expected to fall within Helix insurance caps, with a deductible of $6 million Production & Hurricane Recovery Updates

Helix has sufficient liquidity available on hand and available under its revolver During October, we drew on our revolver ($175 million) to ensure liquidity was available during this temporary period of reduced cashflow from shut- in production $44 million of additional capacity remains available to be drawn under the revolver Planned capital expenditures have been reduced for the remainder of 2008 for items not required for the current operation of our business 2009 planned capital expenditures will include only completion of major projects and limited new exploration drilling Additional commodity hedges were put in place to minimize cashflow risk in 2009 Liquidity and Capital Resources

Credit Facilities, Commitments and Amortization $420 Million Revolving Credit Facility - committed facility through June 2011. No required amortization $420 Million Term Loan B - committed facility through June 2013. $4.3 million amortization annually $550 Million High Yield Notes - Interest only until maturity (2016) or called by Helix. First Helix call date is 2012 $300 Million Convertible Notes - Interest only until put by noteholders, or called by Helix. First put/call date is 2012, although noteholders have the right to put prior to that if certain stock price triggers are met MARAD - 25 year term, $4 million principal payments annually Helix projects continued compliance with key covenants Liquidity and Capital Resources

Canyon Offshore i-Trencher ROV deploys from Island Pioneer in the North Sea, September 2008 Operational Highlights by Segment

($ in millions, except percentages) Contracting Services

Revenue and Gross Profit by Division ($ in millions) Contracting Services

Contracting Services

Helix Contracting Services The Intrepid completed the ERT Noonan project, and commenced an extensive campaign for ENI on their Pegasus and Longhorn projects The MSV Express continued to work offshore India on the Reliance KGD6 project The Helix-chartered vessel REM Forza was mobilized to the Reliance project in India Canyon had another strong quarter with six active vessels under contract during the quarter working in the North Sea, India, GOM, USA East Coast, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Australia Canyon's i-Trencher began work in the North Sea The Seawell and the Q4000 had high utilization and excellent project execution Q4000 Intervention Riser System in operation Contracting Services

Shelf Contracting (Cal Dive) High utilization and margins during the quarter Significant backlog generated during the quarter as a result of hurricanes Ike and Gustav See separate earnings release and conference call for this majority owned subsidiary Production Facilities Independence Hub platform shut in for hurricanes Gustav and Ike, and returned to operational status two days after hurricane Ike Marco Polo was shut-in after hurricane Ike due to downstream pipeline problems but has recently been restored to partial production Contracting Services

Financial Highlights Production shut-ins resulting from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike reduced quarterly production by approximately 4.5 bcfe Noonan production expected to recommence in Q4, reaching peak production of an estimated 60 mmcfe, net to Helix, during Q1 2009 Oil & Gas

Operating Costs ($ in millions, except per Mcfe data) Oil & Gas

(Oct 2008 - December 2009) Summary of 2008-2009 Hedging Positions

Adjusted EBITDAX ($ in millions) Non GAAP Reconciliations

Revenue and Gross Profit As Reported ($ in millions) Non GAAP Reconciliations

Updated 2008 Outlook - Adjusted EBITDAX ($ in millions) Non GAAP Reconciliations

Prior 2008 Outlook - Adjusted EBITDAX ($ in millions) Non GAAP Reconciliations

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