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 24, 2000

                               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 24, 2000 registrant issued a press release entitled "Halliburton Releases Third Quarter Earnings, Up Significantly Over Prior Year and Previous Quarter," pertaining to, among other things, an announcement that registrant's 2000 third quarter net income was $157 million ($0.35 per share diluted), representing a 109 percent increase over the prior quarter and, a 171 percent increase compared to the third quarter of 1999. 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 24, 2000. Page 2 of 12 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 25, 2000 By: /s/ Susan S. Keith -------------------------------- Susan S. Keith Vice President and Secretary Page 3 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Sequentially Number Description Numbered Page 20 Press Release of 5 of 12 October 24, 2000 Incorporated by Reference Page 4 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Contact: Guy T. Marcus
10/26/00                                     Vice President-Investor Relations
                                             214/978-2691

          HALLIBURTON RELEASES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS, UP SIGNIFICANTLY
                      OVER PRIOR YEAR AND PREVIOUS QUARTER


         DALLAS,  Texas -- Halliburton  Company  (NYSE:HAL)  reported today that
2000  third  quarter  net  income was $157  million  ($0.35 per share  diluted),
representing a 109 percent  increase over the prior  quarter,  and a 171 percent
increase compared to the third quarter of 1999.

         Revenues from continuing  operations  were $3 billion,  representing an
increase of $156 million on a sequential basis.  Operating income followed suit,
increasing  $122  million  over the same  period.  Compared to the prior  year's
quarter, operating income increased $167 million on increased revenues.

         Two nonrecurring  items affected the third quarter.  Operating  results
benefited from an $88 million pre-tax gain ($0.12 per share diluted,  after tax)
on the sale of marine vessels and were reduced by a $9 million  pre-tax  expense
($0.01 per share diluted, after tax) associated with the early retirement of the
previous  chairman  of  the  Company.  Without  these  items,  operating  income
increased  over 100  percent  year-over-year  and 34 percent  sequentially.  Net
income excluding these items was $109 million ($0.24 cents per share diluted).

         Dave Lesar,  Halliburton's  chairman of the board,  president and chief
executive  officer,  said,  "I am very  pleased  with the  Company's  growth  in
earnings,  which were driven by substantial operating improvements in our Energy
Services  Group.  As  activity  levels  within  the oil and  gas  industry  have
continued to accelerate, we have increased our capacity utilization,  especially
in North America.  Combined with the effects of stronger pricing of products and
services within Halliburton  Energy Services,  we have been able to continue our
strong performance that began earlier this year."

2000 Third Quarter Segment Results
         The  Energy  Services  Group  business  segment's  2000  third  quarter
revenues were $2 billion,  representing a 19 percent increase year-over-year and
a 7 percent increase sequentially. The Halliburton Energy Services business unit
led the segment

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Halliburton Company page 2 with a 31 percent quarterly increase in revenues year-over-year and a 9 percent increase sequentially. Geographically, the Energy Services Group business segment's United States revenues increased 53 percent year-over-year and 20 percent sequentially. International revenues increased five percent year-over-year and were flat sequentially. In total, international revenues represented 63 percent of the segment's revenues for the quarter. The Energy Services Group segment's 2000 third quarter operating income of $233 million increased $177 million from the year ago quarter and $126 million sequentially. Excluding the $88 million gain on the sale of marine vessels, operating income for the quarter increased 159 percent year-over-year and 36 percent sequentially. These improvements in operating income primarily resulted from higher capacity utilization and price improvements within Halliburton Energy Services, where incremental margins were 30 percent year-over-year and 28 percent sequentially. Excluding the gain on the sale of marine vessels, Brown & Root Energy Services' operating income of $10 million was negatively impacted by continuing low capacity utilization and by delayed customer projects. Increased sales and profitability on software at Landmark Graphics contributed to the segment's improved operating income. The Engineering and Construction Group business segment's revenues in the 2000 third quarter were $1 billion, a 3 percent increase sequentially but a 21 percent decline from the year ago quarter. Most of the decline was attributable to reduced customer spending associated with Kellogg Brown & Root's downstream petroleum industry business. Operating income from the Engineering and Construction Group in the 2000 third quarter was $41 million, up $5 million sequentially and flat compared to the year ago quarter. Discontinued Operations Earlier this year we announced plans to sell our Dresser Equipment Group's business units to sharpen focus on our core business activities. Therefore, such businesses are accounted for as discontinued operations. Net income from discontinued operations in the 2000 third quarter was $27 million ($0.06 per share diluted) compared to $20 million ($0.04 per share diluted) in the year ago quarter. Sale of the Group's business units is expected to be completed before the end of the first quarter of 2001. -more- Page 6 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

Halliburton Company page 3 Technology and Business Successes During the last three months, Halliburton achieved a number of technology and business successes, including: o Halliburton Company acquired a 15 percent equity position in Petroleum Place, Inc., a leading industry Internet company focused on the global oil and gas property acquisition and divestiture market. Landmark Graphics Corporation, a Halliburton Company, will form a strategic alliance with Petroleum Place to provide online access to relevant Landmark software for use in the acquisition and development process, and will participate in joint software development for Internet-based property evaluations. o Halliburton Energy Services announced the introduction of DeepWater Flo-Stop(TM) (DWFS) 5000 - a single liquid additive used to control hazardous shallow water flow zones while cementing in deepwater. The additive can be used with cement already on the rig; thus, eliminating the logistics, rig-time and bulk transfer problems generally associated with costly specialty blends. o Baroid Drilling Fluids, a product-service line of Halliburton Energy Services, participated in drilling one of the world's most extreme inclination wells - at an angle of 164.7 degrees - offshore East Asia. Utilizing Baroid's PETROFREE drilling fluid system, the Operator was able to successfully drill the world record well while minimizing potential risks to the environment. o Halliburton Energy Services entered into a strategic agreement with 4th Wave Imaging Corporation to offer 3D time-lapse vertical seismic profile services to oil and gas producing companies. The agreement brings together Halliburton's global leadership in providing reservoir management solutions with 4th Wave Imaging's industry recognized expertise in time-lapse 3D surface seismic data analysis and interpretation (commonly referred to as 4D seismic). o Halliburton Energy Services introduced two new cementing unit designs that will integrate the proven pumping and mixing systems its customers have come to expect, with innovative safety and technologically-advanced features. As a result of the growing demand for the company's products and services, more than 60 new cementing units - consisting of the Elite(TM) model, along with the Precision(TM) model - will be manufactured and deployed throughout North America over the next 12 months. o Halliburton Energy Services has been selected by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and its partners to provide -more- Page 7 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

Halliburton Company page 4 cementing and drilling fluids services on Shell's EA Development offshore Nigeria. This 54-well project is the first major offshore oil and gas development for SPDC in Nigeria and is expected to begin operations in April 2001. The contract is valued at approximately $50 million. This is the same development for which, earlier this year, SPDC awarded Brown & Root Energy Services an engineering, procurement, installation and commission lump sum contract that includes fabrication of a mooring facility and one of the largest floating production, storage and offloading vessels built in the last five years. That contract is valued at approximately $300 million. o Brown & Root Services has been awarded a contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to provide integrated project management, integrated logistics support, and data management to eliminate Russian Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles and their silos. The project, under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, consists of a two-year base agreement with seven option years. The project has a maximum value of $283 million and is currently in the start-up phase. Halliburton Company, founded in 1919, is the world's largest provider of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at http://www.halliburton.com. NOTE: In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Halliburton Company cautions that statements in this press release which are forward looking and which provide other than historical information involve risks and uncertainties that may impact the company's actual results of operations. Please see Halliburton's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000 for a more complete discussion of such risk factors. Page 8 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) Third Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended September 30 September 30 ---------------------------- --------------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Millions of dollars except per share data Revenues Energy Services Group $ 2,021 $ 1,700 $ 5,641 $ 5,134 Engineering and Construction Group 1,003 1,273 3,110 4,153 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total revenues $ 3,024 $ 2,973 $ 8,751 $ 9,287 ============ ============ ============ =========== Operating income Energy Services Group * $ 233 $ 56 $ 402 $ 162 Engineering and Construction Group 41 41 113 163 General corporate (26) (16) (60) (50) Special charges and credits - - - 47 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total operating income 248 81 455 322 Interest expense (38) (38) (104) (106) Interest income 6 31 16 68 Foreign currency gains (losses), net 4 (4) (3) (2) Other nonoperating, net (1) (1) (1) (25) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Income from continuing operations before income taxes, minority interests, and change in accounting method 219 69 363 257 Provision for income taxes (84) (27) (140) (98) Minority interest in net income of subsidiaries (5) (4) (14) (13) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Income from continuing operations before change in accounting method 130 38 209 146 Discontinued operations: Income from discontinued operations 27 20 72 76 Gain on disposal of discontinued operations - - 215 - ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total discontinued operations 27 20 287 76 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Cumulative effect of change in accounting method, net - - - (19) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Net income $ 157 $ 58 $ 496 $ 203 ============ ============ ============ =========== Basic income per share: Continuing operations before change in accounting method $ 0.29 $ 0.09 $ 0.47 $ 0.33 Income from discontinued operations 0.06 0.04 0.16 0.17 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- 0.35 0.13 0.63 0.50 Gain on disposal of discontinued operations - - 0.49 - Change in accounting method - - - (0.04) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Net income $ 0.35 $ 0.13 $ 1.12 $ 0.46 ============ ============ ============ =========== Diluted income per share: Continuing operations before change in accounting method $ 0.29 $ 0.09 $ 0.47 $ 0.33 Income from discontinued operations 0.06 0.04 0.16 0.17 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- 0.35 0.13 0.63 0.50 Gain on disposal of discontinued operations - - 0.48 - Change in accounting method - - - (0.04) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Net income $ 0.35 $ 0.13 $ 1.11 $ 0.46 ============ ============ ============ =========== Basic average common shares outstanding 445 441 444 440 Diluted average common shares outstanding 451 445 448 443 * Includes $88m gain on sale of marine vessels in the third quarter ended and nine months ended September 30, 2000. Page 9 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Pro Forma Statements of Income (Unaudited) Third Quarter Ended Nine Months Ended September 30 September 30 ---------------------------- --------------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Millions of dollars except per share data Revenues Energy Services Group $ 2,021 $ 1,700 $ 5,641 $ 5,134 Engineering and Construction Group 1,003 1,273 3,110 4,153 Dresser Equipment Group 346 560 1,037 1,840 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total revenues $ 3,370 $ 3,533 $ 9,788 $11,127 ============ ============ ============ =========== Operating income Energy Services Group * $ 233 $ 56 $ 402 $ 162 Engineering and Construction Group 41 41 113 163 Dresser Equipment Group 42 33 115 140 General corporate (26) (16) (60) (50) Special charges and credits - - - 47 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Total operating income 290 114 570 462 Interest expense (39) (38) (107) (108) Interest income 7 32 19 70 Foreign currency gains (losses), net 4 (4) (2) (1) Other nonoperating, net (1) (1) (1) (25) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Pro forma income before income taxes, minority interests, and change in accounting method 261 103 479 398 Provision for income taxes (99) (40) (184) (153) Minority interest in net income of subsidiaries (5) (5) (14) (23) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Pro forma income before change in accounting method 157 58 281 222 Cumulative effect of change in accounting method, net - - - (19) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Pro forma net income $ 157 $ 58 $ 281 $ 203 ============ ============ ============ =========== Basic pro forma income per share: Before change in accounting method $ 0.35 $ 0.13 $ 0.63 $ 0.50 Change in accounting method - - - (0.04) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Pro forma net income $ 0.35 $ 0.13 $ 0.63 $ 0.46 ============ ============ ============ =========== Diluted pro forma income per share: Before change in accounting method $ 0.35 $ 0.13 $ 0.63 $ 0.50 Change in accounting method - - - (0.04) ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------- Pro forma net income $ 0.35 $ 0.13 $ 0.63 $ 0.46 ============ ============ ============ =========== Basic average common shares outstanding 445 441 444 440 Diluted average common shares outstanding 451 445 448 443 Note: The above pro forma financial information is for comparative purposes and presented on a basis other than generally accepted accounting principles. This pro forma income statement excludes the gain on sale of the Dresser-Rand joint venture and treats Dresser Equipment Group as continuing operations. * Includes $88m gain on sale of marine vessels in the third quarter ended and nine months ended September 30, 2000. Page 10 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Comparisons on Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization, Capex And Research & Development (Unaudited) ($ in millions) 3rd Qtr 3rd Qtr Incr/ 2nd Qtr Incr/ 2000 1999 (Decr) 2000 (Decr) --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization of Intangibles 100 108 (8) 96 4 Amortization of Goodwill 12 4 8 7 5 Energy Services Group Total 112 112 0 103 9 Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization of Intangibles 7 7 0 7 0 Amortization of Goodwill 2 2 0 2 0 Engineering & Construction Group Total 9 9 0 9 0 Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization of Intangibles 18 14 4 16 2 Amortization of Goodwill 0 0 0 0 0 Corporate Total 18 14 4 16 2 Total Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization of Intangibles 125 129 (4) 119 6 Total Amortization of Goodwill 14 6 8 9 5 --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Total Expense for Continuing Operations $ 139 $ 135 $ 4 $ 128 $ 11 Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization of Intangibles 10 20 (10) 10 0 Amortization of Goodwill 2 2 0 2 0 --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Dresser Equipment Group Total (Discontinued Ops) $ 12 $ 22 $ (10) $ 12 $ 0 --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Total Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization Expense $ 151 $ 157 $ (6) $ 140 $ 11 ========= ========= ========= ======== ========= Capital Expenditures Energy Services Group 163 136 27 104 59 Engineering & Construction Group 1 9 (8) (3) 4 Corporate and Other 11 2 9 10 1 --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Total for Continuing Operations $ 175 $ 147 $ 28 $ 111 $ 64 Dresser Equipment Group (Discontinued Ops) 6 19 (13) 6 0 --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Total Capital Expenditures $ 181 $ 166 $ 15 $ 117 $ 64 ========= ========= ========= ======== ========= Research and Development Energy Services Group 60 49 11 56 4 Engineering & Construction Group 2 1 1 3 (1) Dresser Equipment Group 6 9 (3) 6 0 --------- --------- --------- -------- --------- Total Research and Development $ 68 $ 59 $ 9 $ 65 $ 3 ========= ========= ========= ======== ========= Page 11 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Backlog Quarters Ended ($ in millions) Dec 31 Mar 31 Jun 30 Sep 30 1999 2000 2000 2000 -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- Energy Services Group $ 2,604 $ 2,251 $ 4,014 $ 3,801 Engineering and Construction Group 6,541 6,076 5,527 6,065 -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- Backlog from Continuing Operations $ 9,145 $ 8,327 $ 9,541 $ 9,866 Backlog from Discontinued Operations $ 1,022 $ 331 $ 334 $ 321 -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- Total Backlog $ 10,167 $ 8,658 $ 9,875 $ 10,187 ============== ============== =============== ============== Page 12 of 12 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4