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)

                                OCTOBER 27, 1999

                               Halliburton Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

State or other                    Commission               IRS Employer
jurisdiction                      File Number              Identification
of incorporation                                           Number

Delaware                            1-3492                 No. 75-2677995

                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                             500 North Akard Street
                            Dallas, Texas 75201-3391
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code - 214/978-2600






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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT Item 5. Other Events The registrant may, at its option, report under this item any events, with respect to which information is not otherwise called for by this form, that the registrant deems of importance to security holders. On October 27, 1999 registrant issued a press release entitled Kellogg Brown & Root Team Will Provide Engineering For Sonatrach And BP Amoco's New Gas Venture in Algeria pertaining, among other things, to an announcement that registrant's business unit, Kellog Brown & Root, in a joint venture with JGC from Japan, has signed a contract with BP Amoco to provide pre-sanction engineering services for Sonatrach and BP Amoco's $2.3 billion In Salah gas venture in Algeria. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits List below the financial statements, pro forma financial information and exhibits, if any, filed as part of this report. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit 20 - Press release dated October 27, 1999. Page 2 of 6 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

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. HALLIBURTON COMPANY Date: October 29, 1999 By: /s/ Susan S. Keith -------------------------------- Susan S. Keith Vice President and Secretary Page 3 of 6 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Sequentially Number Description Numbered Page 20 Press Release of 5 of 6 October 27, 1999 Incorporated by Reference Page 4 of 6 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4


                                   Exhibit 20


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               CONTACT:Cindy Viktorin
October 27, 1999                            Halliburton Company
                                            (713) 676-7125
                                            cindy.viktorin@halliburton.com


               KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT TEAM WILL PROVIDE ENGINEERING
            FOR S ONATRACH AND BP AMOCO'S NEW GAS VENTURE IN ALGERIA

          In Salah Gas Development set to deliver gas to Europe in 2003

DALLAS, Texas -- A Kellogg Brown & Root joint venture has signed a contract with
BP Amoco to provide  pre-sanction  engineering  services  for  Sonatrach  and BP
Amoco's $2.3 billion In Salah gas venture in Algeria.  JGC from Japan is Kellogg
Brown & Root's partner in the joint venture.  Kellogg Brown & Root is a business
unit of Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL).

The decision on whether the huge project will receive final sanction is expected
early next year.  The  project is set to deliver  nine to eleven  billion  cubic
meters of gas to southern Europe from 2003.

"This award is a  significant  win and a major step toward the ultimate  goal of
performing the construction for the facilities and infrastructure  scope of this
project," said Jack Stanley, president, Kellogg Brown & Root. "There is no doubt
that our  extensive  experience  in Algeria made a difference  and helped us win
this contract."
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Kellogg Brown & Root expects to start work on the project immediately and complete the pre-sanction scope within the next several months. The EPC phase is expected to begin in 1st quarter 2000 and complete with first gas in 2003. This strategic win adds to KBR's growing list of upstream oil and gas projects in the southern desert of Algeria. In 1999, KBR completed major upstream projects at Rourde el Baguel (Sonatrach/Arco joint venture) and Tin Fouye Tabankort (Sonatrach/ Total/ Respol joint venture). Headquartered in Houston, Kellogg Brown & Root is an international, technology-based engineering and construction company providing a full spectrum of industry-leading services to the hydrocarbon, chemical, energy, forest products, manufacturing, and mining and minerals industries. Halliburton Company is the world's leading diversified energy services, engineering, construction, maintenance and energy equipment company. Founded in 1919, Halliburton provides a broad range of energy services and products, industrial and marine engineering and construction services. In 1998, Halliburton's consolidated revenues were $17.4 billion and it conducted business with a workforce of approximately 100,000 in more than 130 countries. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at http://www.halliburton.com. ### Page 6 of 6 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4