Press Releases

HOUSTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dave Lesar, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), announced a promotion in the executive team as a result of the planned retirement of 25-year employee Edgar Ortiz, president and chief executive officer of Halliburton's

HOUSTON, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) will host an analyst and investor meeting in New York City on Monday, January 13, 2003 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Please visit our website at www.halliburton.com to listen to the meeting live via webcast.

HOUSTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) was advised today by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has formalized its investigation of the company's disclosure and accounting for cost overruns on certain engineering and construction jobs.

Plan covers all present and future asbestos claims, fully and permanently resolving all personal injury asbestos liability. Plan provides that Halliburton will retain 100% ownership of DII, KBR and all other subsidiaries. Plan preserves rights of customers, employees, vendors and financial

HOUSTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today announced that it has reached agreement with Harbison-Walker Refractories Company and the Official Committee of Asbestos Creditors in the Harbison- Walker bankruptcy to consensually extend the period of the stay contained in

HOUSTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) will host a conference call on Wednesday, December 18, 2002, to discuss Halliburton's global asbestos settlement. The call will begin at 1:00 PM Central Time (2:00 PM Eastern Time). The press release concerning the global asbestos

HOUSTON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today the completion of the sale of 7,723,996 ShawCor Ltd. (TSX: SCL.A, SCL.B) Class A Subordinate shares for approximately $64 million. The shares were received as partial consideration for the September 30, 2002, sale of

HOUSTON, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today announced that a status conference scheduled today in the Harbison-Walker bankruptcy regarding the stay contained in the bankruptcy court's temporary restraining order has been continued until Wednesday, December 18, 2002.

HOUSTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today said it is close to an agreement in principle with plaintiffs' attorneys representing more than 300,000 claimants that will resolve all of the asbestos-related personal injury claims against the company.

HOUSTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today declared a fourth quarter dividend of twelve and one-half cents ($.125) a share on the company's common stock payable December 18, 2002, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November