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)

                                  JULY 12, 2001

                               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 July 12, 2001 registrant issued a press release entitled "Halliburton $425 Million of Two-Year and Five-Year Medium-Term Notes" pertaining, among other things, to an announcement that registrant has issued $275 million of fixed-rate notes due August 1, 2006 and $150 million of floating-rate notes due July 16, 2003. Both of the notes were issued under registrant's medium-term note program. The notes were issued through joint lead managers JP Morgan and Salomon Smith Barney. Co-managers were ABN Amro, HSBC and The Royal Bank of Scotland. The five-year $275 million notes have a fixed-rate coupon of 6.0 percent and were priced at 99.572 to yield 6.099 percent to maturity. The two-year $150 million floating-rate notes were issued at par and have a coupon of three-month LIBOR plus 15 basis points. Registrant plans to use the net proceeds from the combined $425 million of the two medium-term notes offerings to reduce its outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes. 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 July 12, 2001. 2 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: July 12, 2001 By: /s/ Susan S. Keith ---------------------------------- Susan S. Keith Vice President and Secretary 3 The Exhibit Index Appears on Page 4

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Description 20 Press Release Dated July 12, 2001 Incorporated by Reference 4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Contact: Guy T. Marcus
- ---------------------                        Vice President-Investor Relations
07/12/01                                      214/978-2691

                    HALLIBURTON $425 MILLION OF TWO-YEAR AND
                           FIVE-YEAR MEDIUM-TERM NOTES

     DALLAS,  Texas  --  Halliburton  Company  (NYSE:HAL)  announced  today  the
issuance of $275 million of fixed-rate notes due August 1, 2006 and $150 million
of  floating-rate  notes due July 16, 2003.  Both of the notes were issued under
Halliburton's  medium-term  note  program.  The notes were issued today  through
joint lead  managers JP Morgan and Salomon Smith  Barney.  Co-managers  were ABN
Amro, HSBC and The Royal Bank of Scotland.
     The five-year  $275 million  notes have a fixed-rate  coupon of 6.0 percent
and were priced at 99.572 to yield 6.099 percent to maturity.  The two-year $150
million  floating-rate notes were issued at par and have a coupon of three-month
LIBOR plus 15 basis points.
     Halliburton plans to use the net proceeds from the combined $425 million of
the two medium-term  notes offerings to reduce its outstanding  commercial paper
and for general corporate purposes.
     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 www.halliburton.com.

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