FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        Contact - Guy T. Marcus
May 15, 1995                           Vice President-Inv. Rel.
                                       (214) 978-2691


    HALLIBURTON PLANS DISPOSITION OF NUS TRAINING CORPORATION

     DALLAS,  Texas -- Halliburton  Company (NYSE:  HAL) announced today that it
has retained  Smith Barney Inc. to assist it in the  disposition of its training
products  and  services  company,   NUS  Training   Corporation.   NUS  Training
Corporation is currently part of Brown & Root,  Inc., a wholly-owned  subsidiary
of Halliburton.

     NUS   Training   Corporation   is   an   industry   leader   in   producing
state-of-the-art training products and services in the technical skills training
field.  Their  services and products are focused on  interactive  videodisc  and
CD-ROM  technologies.  During  the fiscal  year ended  December  31,  1994,  NUS
Training Corporation reported revenues of approximately $20 million.

     Halliburton  Company  is one  of the  world's  largest  diversified  energy
services, engineering, maintenance, and construction companies. Founded in 1919,
Halliburton  provides a broad range of energy services and products,  industrial
and marine  engineering  and  construction  services,  and property and casualty
insurance services.

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