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)

                                DECEMBER 21, 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 December 21, 2000 registrant issued a press release entitled "Halliburton Announces New Structure and Engineering and Construction Changes" pertaining, among other things, to an announcement that registrant has reorganized its engineering and construction business and will operate two business segments in the future. The segments are the Halliburton Energy Services Group and the Engineering and Construction Group. Registrant will record approximately $120 million after tax charges in the fourth quarter related to restructuring and charges on projects of the engineering and construction businesses. Both Brown & Root Energy Services and Kellogg Brown & Root are impacted by the charges and reorganization. Registrant's goal for the engineering and construction business is to earn a 3 percent margin in 2001 and between 3-5 percent margin in the longer term given the expected market conditions. Registrant expects fourth quarter 2000 earnings to be between $0.25 and $0.27 per diluted share. Registrant plans on being in negotiations with the leading bidders on the sale of its Dresser Equipment Group business unit in early January. Registrant also announced that it has now purchased in excess of twenty million shares of its stock under the previously announced stock repurchase plan. 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 September 30, 2000 for a more complete discussion of such risk factors. 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 December 21, 2000. Page 2 of 7 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: December 22, 2000 By: /s/ Lester L. Coleman ---------------------------------- Lester L. Coleman Executive Vice President and General Counsel Page 3 of 7 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Sequentially Number Description Numbered Page 20 Press Release of 5 of 7 December 21, 2000 Incorporated by Reference Page 4 of 7 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Contact: Guy T. Marcus
December 21, 2000                            Vice President-Investor Relations
                                             214/978-2691

  HALLIBURTON ANNOUNCES NEW STRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CHARGES

         DALLAS,  Texas  -- In  its  third  quarter  earnings  conference  call,
Halliburton  Company  (NYSE:HAL)  detailed its concerns  regarding the poor near
term market outlook for the downstream engineering and construction business and
its  decision  to  reorganize  the  engineering  and  construction  business.  A
consolidating  customer base,  difficult  relationships  with certain customers,
some financially stressed competitors and a fiercely competitive environment are
all factors influencing the reorganization  decision and affecting  productivity
and  profitability.  By  way  of  contrast,  Halliburton  Company  continues  to
experience  very strong  markets in its  upstream  energy  services  businesses,
especially in North America.

         Halliburton Company will operate  two business segments  in the future:
the Halliburton Energy  Services Group  and  the  Engineering  and  Construction
Group.

         The Halliburton  Energy Services Group will include  Halliburton Energy
Services, Landmark Graphics, large integrated projects that include both surface
and sub-surface components, and the following businesses that were formally part
of Brown & Root Energy  Services - Halliburton  Subsea,  Wellstream,  Production
Services, Granherne, Bredero-Shaw joint venture and the EMC joint venture.

         All engineering and construction  activities will be consolidated under
the Engineering and Construction Group. The upstream oil and gas engineering and
construction,  fabrication  capabilities as well as the traditional  engineering
and  construction  business  will be  under  Kellogg  Brown  & Root  management.
Individual brand identities will be maintained.

         Current business conditions require us to focus on our core engineering
and  construction  competencies  of serving  the  energy,  civil and  government
markets. Our goal is to deliver consistent, predictable, and profitable results.
This will result in recording  approximately  $120 million  after tax charges in
the fourth  quarter  related to  restructuring  and  charges on  projects of the
engineering and construction businesses.

                                     -more-

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Halliburton Company page 2 Both Brown & Root Energy Services and Kellogg Brown & Root are impacted by the charges and reorganization. The portion of the charges related to reorganization costs is expected to be approximately $25 million after tax and primarily relate to severance costs associated with a reduction in the number of senior management positions and costs to exit several facilities no longer required, while the remaining charges primarily relate to project specific matters. During the quarter, several large fixed fee engineering and construction projects, including two projects where Kellogg Brown & Root participates as a member of a construction joint venture, incurred significant additional costs related to projected completion of the projects. Much of the additional costs relate to labor disturbances in Venezuela and West Africa that have significantly affected productivity on the projects. While claims will be made for a large portion of the additional costs, management does not believe that all the claims will be recovered. In addition, negotiations with customers regarding cost increases on seven other projects have not resulted in resolution of certain claims as originally anticipated. Our goal for the engineering and construction business is to earn a 3 percent margin in 2001 and between 3-5 percent margin in the longer term given the expected market conditions. We believe this new structure will allow us to meet that goal. Our total backlog at the end of November 2000 was $9.7 billion. Approximately $6.5 billion relates to the backlog in the new Engineering and Construction Group businesses and we expect that backlog to be stronger at the end of 2001. We anticipate working off about sixty to sixty-five percent of that level of backlog during 2001. Due to the ongoing strength of our upstream energy services businesses, fourth quarter 2000 earnings per share are expected to be between $0.25 and $0.27 per diluted share, including discontinued operations but excluding the items discussed above. " Dave Lesar, Halliburton's chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, said, "We are very disappointed that the high price oil and gas environment has not yet translated to increased spending by our customers on engineering and construction projects. The overwhelming majority of our projects are executed efficiently and profitably. We continue to identify ways to mitigate increased costs and aggressively negotiate claims resolution with our customers. This new structure will allow us to leverage our businesses more effectively as additional oil and gas engineering and construction project opportunities are planned by our customers. "On a more positive note, we are very pleased with the continuing strong performance at Halliburton Energy Services, Landmark and Dresser -more- Page 6 of 7 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

Halliburton Company page 3 Equipment Group. Our efforts on selling the Dresser Equipment Group are proceeding with bids due this week. We plan to be in negotiations with leading bidders by early in January," Lesar concluded. The Company also announced that it has now purchased in excess of twenty million shares of its stock under the previously announced stock repurchase plan. 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 web site can be accessed at 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 September 30, 2000 for a more complete discussion of such risk factors. ### Page 7 of 7 Pages The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4