EXHIBIT 23.1

[Huddleston Letterhead]

October 28, 2010

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

400 North Sam Houston Parkway East

Suite 400

Houston, Texas  77060

Re:         Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

Securities and Exchange Commission

Form 10-Q

Consent Letter

Gentlemen:

The firm of Huddleston & Co., Inc. consents to the use of our reserve report letter dated July 19, 2010 relating to the proved reserves of oil and gas attributable to Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc. as of July 1, 2010  to be incorporated by reference into the Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q  for the period ending September 30, 2010 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Huddleston & Co., Inc. has no interests in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. or in any of its affiliated companies or subsidiaries and is not to receive any such interest as payment for such report and has no director, officer, or employee employed or otherwise connected with Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. We are not employed by Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. on a contingent basis.

Very truly yours,

HUDDLESTON & CO., INC.

Texas Registered Engineering Firm F-1024

By:   /s/ Peter D. Huddleston

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Name: Peter D. Huddleston, P.E.

Title:           President