Attached files
| file | filename |
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| 8-K/A - FORM 8-K/A - HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. | h83321e8vkza.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. | h83321exv99w1.htm |
| EX-99.2 - EX-99.2 - HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. | h83321exv99w2.htm |
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
Hercules Offshore, Inc.:
Hercules Offshore, Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements:
| 1) | Registration Statement (Form S-3 Nos. 333-138475; 333-170966) of Hercules Offshore, Inc. and in the related Prospectus, and | ||
| 2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 Nos. 333-129344; 333-134135; 333-149289) pertaining to the 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Hercules Offshore, Inc.; |
of our
report dated July 7, 2011, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Seahawk
Drilling, Inc. as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related consolidated and combined
statements of operations, net parent funding and stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, which report appears in this current
report on Form 8-K/A of Hercules Offshore, Inc.
Our report contains an explanatory paragraph that states that prior to August 24, 2009 (the
Spin-off Date), the combined financial statements have been prepared from the separate records
maintained by Seahawk Drilling, Inc.’s former parent, Pride International, Inc., and may not
necessarily be indicative of the conditions that would have existed or the results of operations if
Seahawk Drilling, Inc. had been operated as an unaffiliated entity.
In addition, our report contains an explanatory paragraph that states that Seahawk Drilling, Inc.
and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United
States Bankruptcy Code on February 11, 2011 and sold substantially all operating assets and
liabilities to Hercules Offshore, Inc. on April 27, 2011. These conditions and events raise
substantial doubt about Seahawk Drilling, Inc.’s ability to continue as a going concern. The
consolidated and combined financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result
from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Houston, Texas
July 7, 2011