Halliburton

HOUSTON, July 1, 2008 -- Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of the 49 percent equity of Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. in WellDynamics B.V. With this transaction complete, Halliburton owns 100 percent of WellDynamics.

David King, president of Halliburton's Completion and Production Division stated: "Combining WellDynamics' leading market and technology position with Halliburton's robust well completions and reservoir monitoring portfolio provides us significant competitive advantage in delivering increased reservoir productivity and maximized ultimate recovery to our clients."    » read more »

03/10/2008 -- WASHINGTON DC – Senator John Kerry sent a letter to the Pentagon today, demanding to know how unsafe water was given to troops in Iraq by defense contractor KBR Inc. and what steps are being taken to prevent a recurrence. According to an Inspector General report to be released shortly, American troops serving in Iraq were using substandard water for cleaning and bathing, which may have contributed to many of them falling ill and suffering from severe skin illnesses in the field.    » read more »

December 19, 2007 -- (Washington, DC) - House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) gave the following statement at the Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing on "Enforcement of Federal Criminal Law to Protect Americans Working for U.S. Contractors in Iraq." Today, former KBR/Halliburton employee Jamie Leigh Jones, testified that she was raped and held captive by her KBR/Halliburton colleagues while serving as a contractor in Iraq.    » read more »

December 14, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), Barack Obama (D-IL), and Jon Tester (D-MT) today sent letters to the Attorney General, and the Inspector Generals of the Defense and State Departments, seeking information about their apparent failure to investigate allegations made by former Halliburton/KBR administrative assistant Jamie Leigh Jones that she was drugged and raped by several co-workers while employed at Camp Hope in Baghdad, Iraq.    » read more »

December 12, 2007 -- Washington, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today called for an investigation of allegations by Jamie Leigh Jones that she was brutally raped and forcibly detained while serving as a contractor in Iraq. According to news reports, more than two years later, no United States government agency or department has undertaken a proper investigation of the incident.    » read more »

August 22, 2007, HOUSTON, Texas - Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) announced today that it will present at the Lehman Brothers 2007 CEO Energy/Power Conference on Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at 6:45 a.m. Central Time (7:45 a.m. Eastern Time). Scheduled to present are Halliburton's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Dave Lesar, and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cris Gaut.    » read more »

August 14, 2007, SYDNEY, Australia - Oil Search Limited (ASX: OSH) and Halliburton have signed an agreement to renew a strategic alliance that was originally formed in 2004. The multimillion-dollar contract covers three years, with the option for two additional years. The agreement calls for Halliburton to provide a full range of subsurface services, including drilling and formation evaluation, slickline, fluids, cementing services and production enhancement in Papua New Guinea where Oil Search is the industry leader in oil and gas exploration and development.    » read more »