FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


           [X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1997

                                       OR

              [ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                  For the transition period from _____ to _____



                          Commission File Number 1-3492


                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY

                            (a Delaware Corporation)
                                   75-2677995

                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                                  500 N. Akard
                               Dallas, Texas 75201

                   Telephone Number - Area Code (214) 978-2600

 Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
  Yes   X    No ___

 Indicate the number of shares  outstanding  of each of the issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share:
Outstanding at April 30, 1997 - 126,469,187







                                      INDEX

                                                                                                     
                                                                                                      Page No.
 PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

           Item 1.     Financial Statements

                       Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 1997 and
                         December 31, 1996                                                                   2

                       Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three
                         months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996                                                3

                       Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three
                         months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996                                                4

                       Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                             5 -  7

           Item 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                          Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                 8 - 10

          PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION

           Item 6.     Listing of Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                     11 - 12

        Signatures                                                                                          13

         Exhibits:     Form of debt security of 7.53% Notes due May 1, 2017

                       Computation of earnings per common share for the three
                          months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996

                       Financial data  schedule for the quarter  ended March 31,
                          1997  (included  only in the copy of this report filed
                          electronically with the Commission).




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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                       (In millions of dollars and shares)


                                                                                        March 31           December 31
                                                                                          1997                 1996
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
                                        ASSETS
                                                                                                        
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents                                                                $       85.4          $    213.6
Receivables:
  Notes and accounts receivable                                                          1,392.6             1,413.4
  Unbilled work on uncompleted contracts                                                   305.4               288.9
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
    Total receivables                                                                    1,698.0             1,702.3
Inventories                                                                                320.6               292.2
Deferred income taxes, current                                                             107.7               108.7
Other current assets                                                                        74.7                81.2
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
   Total current assets                                                                  2,286.4             2,398.0

Property, plant and equipment,
   less accumulated depreciation of $2,280.1 and $2,269.2                                1,387.9             1,291.6
Equity in and advances to related companies                                                258.0               234.9
Excess of cost over net assets acquired                                                    232.0               233.9
Deferred income taxes, noncurrent                                                          110.8                98.6
Other assets                                                                               205.6               179.6
                                                                                    ===============       ===============
   Total assets                                                                     $    4,480.7          $  4,436.6
                                                                                    ===============       ===============

                        LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term notes payable                                                            $       13.7          $     46.3
Current maturities of long-term debt                                                         8.1                 0.1
Accounts payable                                                                           323.2               452.1
Accrued employee compensation and benefits                                                 143.3               193.7
Advance billings on uncompleted contracts                                                  272.4               336.3
Income taxes payable                                                                       151.5               135.8
Deferred maintenance fees                                                                   28.8                18.9
Other current liabilities                                                                  323.4               321.5
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
   Total current liabilities                                                             1,264.4             1,504.7

Long-term debt                                                                             373.3               200.0
Employee compensation and benefits                                                         283.2               281.1
Deferred credits and other liabilities                                                     311.1               291.6
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
  Total liabilities                                                                      2,232.0             2,277.4
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value $2.50 per share -
    authorized 200.0 shares, issued 130.0 and 129.3 shares                                 324.9               323.3
  Paid-in capital in excess of par value                                                   356.2               322.2
  Cumulative translation adjustment                                                        (23.6)              (12.4)
  Retained earnings                                                                      1,707.8             1,656.3
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
                                                                                         2,365.3             2,289.4
  Less 3.5 and 4.0 shares of treasury stock, at cost                                       116.6               130.2
                                                                                    ---------------       ---------------
  Total shareholders' equity                                                             2,248.7             2,159.2
                                                                                    ===============       ===============
    Total liabilities and shareholders' equity                                      $    4,480.7          $  4,436.6
                                                                                    ===============       ===============
<FN>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>




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                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                 (In millions of dollars except per share data)


                                                                                                      Three Months
                                                                                                     Ended March 31
                                                                                              -----------------------------
                                                                                                 1997              1996
                                                                                              ------------      -----------
                                                                                                           
Revenues
  Energy Group                                                                                $   1,120.3       $     871.5
  Engineering and Construction Group                                                                777.2             833.2
                                                                                              ============      ===========
     Total revenues                                                                           $   1,897.5       $   1,704.7
                                                                                              ============      ===========

Operating income
  Energy Group                                                                                $     117.2       $      78.9
  Engineering and Construction Group                                                                 29.4              13.7
  Special charges                                                                                     -               (12.2)
  General corporate                                                                                  (7.9)             (8.8)
                                                                                              ------------      -----------
    Total operating income                                                                          138.7              71.6

Interest expense                                                                                     (6.1)             (5.0)
Interest income                                                                                       4.4               3.8
Foreign currency gains                                                                                1.0               1.0
Other nonoperating income, net                                                                        0.6               0.6
                                                                                              ------------      -----------
Income before income taxes and minority interest                                                    138.6              72.0
Provision for income taxes                                                                          (52.7)            (26.6)
Minority interest in net (income) loss of subsidiaries                                               (2.9)              0.1
                                                                                              ------------      -----------

Net income                                                                                    $      83.0       $      45.5
                                                                                              ============      ===========

Net income per share                                                                          $      0.65       $      0.36
                                                                                              ============      ===========

Cash dividends paid per share                                                                 $      0.25       $      0.25

Average number of common and common share
  equivalents outstanding                                                                           127.7             125.4
<FN>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>




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                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (UNAUDITED)
                            (In millions of dollars)



                                                                                                Three Months
                                                                                               Ended March 31
                                                                                       --------------------------------
                                                                                           1997               1996
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
                                                                                                     
Cash flows used in operating activities:
  Net income                                                                           $       83.0       $      45.5
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     from operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                                            69.6              64.5
      (Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes                                           (14.8)              3.0
      Distributions from (advances to) related companies
         net of equity in (earnings) or losses                                                (24.0)            (10.5)
      Other non-cash items                                                                     11.6              (8.5)
      Other changes, net of non-cash items:
        Receivables                                                                           (17.4)           (205.9)
        Inventories                                                                           (28.8)            (51.0)
        Accounts payable                                                                     (121.2)             (5.3)
        Other working capital, net                                                            (68.4)             46.9
      Other, net                                                                               22.4             (27.2)
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
  Total cash flows used in operating activities                                               (88.0)           (148.5)
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
Cash flows used in investing activities:
  Capital expenditures                                                                       (112.2)            (47.3)
  Sales of property, plant and equipment                                                       11.9              13.4
  Purchases of businesses                                                                      (2.1)            (15.5)
  Other investing activities                                                                  (32.8)             (2.0)
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
  Total cash flows used in investing activities                                              (135.2)            (51.4)
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from long-term borrowings                                                          125.2               0.1
  Payments on long-term borrowings                                                              -                (5.0)
  Borrowings (repayments) of short-term debt                                                  (34.3)            140.3
  Payments of dividends to shareholders                                                       (31.5)            (28.7)
  Proceeds from exercises of stock options                                                     34.5              12.4
  Payments to reacquire common stock                                                           (0.6)             (3.8)
  Other financing activities                                                                    3.6               -
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
  Total cash flows from financing activities                                                   96.9             115.3
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                                                        (1.9)             (1.0)
                                                                                       -------------      -------------
Decrease in cash and equivalents                                                             (128.2)            (85.6)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year                                                     213.6             239.6
                                                                                       =============      =============
Cash and equivalents at end of period                                                  $       85.4       $     154.0
                                                                                       =============      =============

Cash payments during the period for:
  Interest                                                                             $        9.8       $       9.9
  Income taxes                                                                                 25.5               8.2
<FN>

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</FN>




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                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

Note 1. Management Representation
      The  Company  employs  accounting  policies  that are in  accordance  with
generally accepted  accounting  principles in the United States. The preparation
of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  requires  Company  management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and  liabilities  and  disclosure  of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial  statements,  and
the  reported  amounts of revenues  and expenses  during the  reporting  period.
Ultimate results could differ from those estimates.
      The accompanying  unaudited condensed  consolidated  financial  statements
present information in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles
for  interim  financial  information  and  the  instructions  to Form  10-Q  and
applicable  rules  of  Regulation  S-X.  Accordingly,  they do not  include  all
information or footnotes  required by generally accepted  accounting  principles
for complete  financial  statements and should be read in  conjunction  with the
Company's 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
      In the  opinion of the  Company,  the  financial  statements  include  all
adjustments  necessary to present fairly the Company's  financial position as of
March 31, 1997,  and the results of its  operations and cash flows for the three
months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996.  The results of  operations  for the three
months  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 may not be  indicative  of results for the
full year. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the
current year presentation.

Note 2. Inventories


                                                    March 31          December 31
                                                      1997                1996
                                                  -------------      ------------
                                                       (Millions of dollars)
                                                                      
Sales items                                        $     92.5        $    104.3
Supplies and parts                                      164.5             136.3
Work in process                                          40.3              30.4
Raw materials                                            23.3              21.2
                                                   ============      ============
     Total                                         $    320.6        $    292.2
                                                   ============      ============


      About  forty  percent  of all sales  items are valued  using the  last-in,
first-out  (LIFO)  method.  If the  average  cost  method  had  been  in use for
inventories  on the LIFO basis,  total  inventories  would have been about $12.6
million and $13.0 million  higher than reported at March 31, 1997,  and December
31, 1996, respectively.

Note 3. General and Administrative Expenses
      General and  administrative  expenses were $51.0 million and $52.1 million
for the three months ended March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively.

Note 4. Income Per Share
      Income per share  amounts are based upon the average  number of common and
common share equivalents  outstanding.  Common share equivalents included in the
computation  represent  shares  issuable upon assumed  exercise of stock options
which have a dilutive effect.
      During February,  1997, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board approved
Statement  of  Financial  Accounting  Standard  No. 128,  "Earnings  per share",
effective for financial  statements  for both interim and annual  periods ending
after December 15, 1997. The Company plans to adopt the new standard at December
31, 1997 and does not believe the effect of adoption will be material.


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Note 5. Related Companies
      The Company conducts some operations through various joint ventures, which
are in partnership,  corporate and other business  forms,  which are principally
accounted for using the equity  method.  Included in the Company's  revenues for
the three  months  ended March 31, 1997 and 1996 are equity in income of related
companies of $20.4 million and $21.1 million, respectively.

Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies
      The  Company is  involved  as a  potentially  responsible  party  (PRP) in
remedial  activities  to clean up various  "Superfund"  sites  under  applicable
Federal  law  which  imposes  joint  and  several  liability,  if  the  harm  is
indivisible,  on certain  persons  without regard to fault,  the legality of the
original  disposal,  or ownership of the site.  Although it is very difficult to
quantify the potential impact of compliance with environmental  protection laws,
management  of the Company  believes  that any  liability  of the  Company  with
respect to all but one of such sites will not have a material  adverse effect on
the  results of  operations  of the  Company.  With  respect to a site in Jasper
County,  Missouri (Jasper County Superfund Site), sufficient information has not
been developed to permit  management to make such a determination and management
believes the process of determining the nature and extent of remediation at this
site and the total costs thereof will be lengthy.  Brown & Root,  Inc.  (Brown &
Root), a subsidiary of the Company,  has been named as a PRP with respect to the
Jasper County Superfund Site by the  Environmental  Protection Agency (EPA). The
Jasper County  Superfund  Site includes  areas of mining  activity that occurred
from the 1800's through the mid 1950's in the southwestern  portion of Missouri.
The site  contains lead and zinc mine  tailings  produced from mining  activity.
Brown & Root is one of nine  participating  PRPs which have  agreed to perform a
Remedial  Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS), which, due to various delays,
is not expected to be completed  until the third  quarter of 1998.  Although the
entire Jasper County  Superfund Site comprises 237 square miles as listed on the
National  Priorities  List,  in the  RI/FS  scope  of  work,  the EPA  has  only
identified  seven areas,  or subsites,  within this area that need to be studied
and then possibly remediated by the PRPs. Additionally, the Administrative Order
on Consent for the RI/FS only requires Brown & Root to perform RI/FS work at one
of the subsites  within the site,  the Neck/Alba  subsite,  which only comprises
3.95  square  miles.  Brown &  Root's  share  of the cost of such a study is not
expected to be material.  At the present time Brown & Root cannot  determine the
extent  of its  liability,  if any,  for  remediation  costs  on any  reasonably
practicable basis.
      The  Company  and its  subsidiaries  are  parties to various  other  legal
proceedings.  Although the ultimate  dispositions  of such  proceedings  are not
presently  determinable,  in the opinion of the Company any  liability  that may
ensue will not be material in relation to the  consolidated  financial  position
and results of operations of the Company.




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Note 7.  Acquisitions:
     On October 4, 1996,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of Landmark
Graphics  Corporation  (Landmark) through the merger of Landmark with and into a
subsidiary of the Company,  the conversion of the  outstanding  Landmark  common
stock into an aggregate of approximately  10.2 million shares of Common Stock of
the Company and the assumption by the Company of the outstanding  Landmark stock
options. The merger qualified as a tax free exchange and was accounted for using
the "pooling of  interests"  method of  accounting  for  business  combinations.
Accordingly, the Company's financial statements for the three months ended March
31, 1996 have been restated to include the results of Landmark.
     Prior to the merger,  Landmark had a fiscal year-end of June 30. Landmark's
results  have been  restated  to conform  with  Halliburton  Company's  calendar
year-end.  Combined and  separate  results of  Halliburton  and Landmark for the
three months ended March 31, 1996 were as follows:




                                                 Three Months
                                             Ended March 31, 1996
                                             (Millions of dollars)
                                              
Revenues:
      Halliburton                                $    1,661.4
      Landmark                                           43.3
                                                 --------------
         Combined                                $    1,704.7
                                                 ==============
Net Income:
      Halliburton                                $       51.5
      Landmark                                           (6.0)
                                                 --------------
         Combined                                $       45.5
                                                 ==============



      During  March  1997,  the  Devonport  management   consortium,   Devonport
Management  Limited  (DML),  which is 51% owned by the  Company,  completed  the
acquisition  of  Devonport  Royal  Dockyard  plc,  which owns and  operates  the
Government of the United  Kingdom's  Royal  Dockyard in Plymouth,  England,  for
approximately  $64.9  million.  Concurrent  with the  acquisition  of the  Royal
Dockyard,  the Company's ownership interest in DML increased from 30% to 51% and
DML borrowed  $56.3  million  under term loans (the Loans)  bearing  interest at
approximately LIBOR plus 0.75% payable in semi-annual installments through March
2004. Pursuant to certain terms of the Loans, the Company is required to provide
initially a compensating  balance of $28.7 million which is restricted as to use
by the Company.  The compensating balance amount decreases in equal installments
over the term of the  Loans and earns  interest  at a rate  equal to that of the
Loans.  The  compensating  balance is included in other assets in the  condensed
consolidated balance sheet.
      During  April  1997,  the  Company   completed  its   acquisition  of  the
outstanding common stock of OGC International plc (OGC) for approximately $118.3
million.  OGC is engaged in providing a variety of  engineering,  operations and
maintenance  services,  primarily  to the  North  Sea  oil  and  gas  production
industry.

Note 8.  Special Charges:
      During  September  1996,  the Company  recorded  special  charges of $65.3
million,  which included provisions of $41.0 million to terminate  approximately
one thousand employees related to reorganization  efforts by the Engineering and
Construction Group and plans to combine various administrative support functions
into combined shared services for the Company;  and $20.2 million to restructure
certain Engineering and Construction Group businesses,  provide for excess lease
space and other  items.  Approximately  $10.0  million has been charged to these
reserves  for employee  related  costs and  approximately  $7.8 million has been
charged in  connection  with excess  leases and other items.  Approximately  630
employees  have left the  Company  in  connection  with  various  reorganization
initiatives.
      During March 1996,  Landmark  recorded  special  charges of $12.2  million
($8.7  million  after  tax)  for  the  write-off  of  in-process   research  and
development  activities  acquired in connection with the purchase by Landmark of
certain  assets and the  assumption  of  certain  liabilities  of Western  Atlas
International,   Inc.  and  the  write-off  of  related   redundant  assets  and
activities.



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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
         of Operations.

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

      The Company  operates in over 100 countries  around the world to provide a
variety of energy services and engineering and construction  services to energy,
industrial  and  governmental  customers.  Operations  in some  countries may be
affected by unsettled political conditions,  expropriation or other governmental
actions,  exchange controls and currency devaluations.  The Company believes the
geographic diversification of its business activities reduces the risk that loss
of its  operations  in any one country  would be  material  to its  consolidated
results of  operations.  However,  United  States law imposes a variety of trade
sanctions  restricting the ability of the Company, and in some cases its foreign
subsidiaries,  to conduct business in some countries where there are markets for
the  Company's  goods  and  services.  In the  future,  certain  of these  trade
sanctions  may adversely  affect the ability of the Company to conduct  business
with foreign customers having activities in certain countries such as Cuba, Iran
or Libya which are targeted by the United States,  including restrictions on the
Company's  ability to do business  with such  customers in unrelated  countries.
From  time  to  time,  discussions  occur  in the  United  States  Congress  and
Administration  concerning the imposition of additional  trade  sanctions  which
could  affect  several  other  countries  which are  important  markets  for the
Company.  Existing or new  restrictions  which impair the ability of the Company
and/or its  customers to conduct  business in these  countries  could  adversely
affect the results of the Company's  operations in some future period;  however,
recently  imposed trade sanctions  affecting  Myanmar are not expected to have a
material adverse affect on the Company.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenues
      Consolidated  revenues  increased  11% to  $1,897.5  million  in the first
quarter of 1997 compared with $1,704.7  million in the same quarter of the prior
year. Approximately 55% of the Company's consolidated revenues were derived from
international  activities  in the first  quarter of 1997  compared to 53% in the
first quarter of 1996. Consolidated  international revenues increased 16% in the
first quarter of 1997 over the first quarter of 1996.
      Energy Group  revenues  increased  by 29% compared  with a 12% increase in
drilling  activity as measured  by the  worldwide  rotary rig count for the same
quarter of the prior year.  United States revenues  increased 31% compared to an
increase  in the  United  States  rig count of 21% over the same  quarter of the
prior year.
      Engineering and Construction Group revenues decreased 7% to $777.2 million
compared  with  $833.2  million  in the same  quarter of the prior  year.  Lower
activity under the  Engineering  and  Construction  Group's  contract to provide
technical and logistical support for military peacekeeping  operations in Bosnia
reduced first quarter revenues by  approximately  $155.1 million compared to the
same  quarter of the prior year.  This  decrease was offset in part by increased
revenue from civil services provided in Europe.

Operating income
      Consolidated  operating  income  increased  94% to $138.7  million for the
three months ended March 31, 1997 from $71.6  million for the three months ended
March  31,  1996.  Consolidated  operating  income  for the prior  year  quarter
included  special  charges of $12.2  million  for the  write-off  of  in-process
research and development  activities acquired in connection with the purchase by
Landmark of certain assets and the assumption of certain  liabilities of Western
Atlas  International,  Inc. and the  write-off of related  redundant  assets and
activities.  Excluding  special  charges in the first quarter of the prior year,
operating  income for the three  months  ended  March 31,  1997  increased  66%.
Approximately  64% of the Company's  consolidated  operating  income was derived
from  international  activities  in the first quarter of 1997 compared to 56% in
the first quarter of 1996.
      Energy Group operating income increased 49% to $117.2 million in the first
quarter of 1997  compared  with $78.9  million in the same  quarter of the prior
year.  The  operating  income  margin  for the first  quarter  of 1997 was 10.5%
compared  with 9.1% for the first  quarter of 1996.  The  increase in  operating
income was due  primarily to higher  pressure  pumping  activity and margins for
Halliburton  Energy  Services  in North  America and the Middle East and Brown &
Root Energy Services' projects in the North Sea.

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      Engineering  and  Construction  Group operating  income  increased 115% to
$29.4  million  compared  with $13.7  million for the same  quarter in the prior
year.  Operating  income  margins  were 3.8% and 1.6% for the three months ended
March 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. The increase in operating income reflects
improved  performance by civil  services  provided in Europe as well as improved
engineering, procurement and construction activities.

Nonoperating Items
      Interest  expense  increased to $6.1 million in the first  quarter of 1997
compared  with $5.0  million  during  the same  quarter  of the  prior  year due
primarily to the Company's issuance of $125.0 million of 6.75% notes on February
6, 1997.
      Interest  income  increased to $4.4  million in the first  quarter of 1997
compared  with $3.8  million  during  the same  quarter of the prior year due to
slightly higher levels of invested cash during the period.
      The effective income tax rate increased to 38% during the first quarter of
1997  from  37%  for the  first  quarter  of 1996  due  primarily  to  increased
profitability  during the  current  quarter and the  utilization  of foreign net
operating losses during the prior year.
      Minority  interest in net income of subsidiaries  was $2.9 million for the
first  quarter  of  1997  compared  to  minority   interest  in  net  losses  of
subsidiaries of $0.1 million for the first quarter of 1996. The majority of this
increase  reflects the  consolidation  of DML's results for the first quarter of
1997 in connection with the Company  increasing its ownership in DML from 30% to
51% during March 1997.

Net income
      Net  income  from  continuing  operations  in the  first  quarter  of 1997
increased 82% to $83.0 million, or $0.65 per share, compared with $45.5 million,
or $0.36 per share, in the same quarter of the prior year.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

      The Company ended the first quarter of 1997 with cash and cash equivalents
of $85.4 million, a decrease of $128.2 million from the end of 1996.

Operating activities
      Cash flows used in operating  activities  were $88.0  million in the first
three months of 1997, as compared to $148.5 million in the first three months of
1996.  The  primary  use of  operating  cash  flow was to fund  working  capital
requirements  related  to  increased  revenues  from the  Energy  Group  and for
Engineering and Construction Group projects.

Investing Activities
      Capital expenditures were $112.2 million for the first quarter of 1997, an
increase  of 137% over the same  quarter  of the prior  year.  The  increase  in
capital spending primarily reflects  investments in equipment and infrastructure
for the Energy Group and the  acquisition  of the Royal  Dockyard by DML, net of
related borrowings.
      During March 1997,  DML, which is 51% owned by the Company,  completed the
acquisition  of  Devonport  Royal  Dockyard  plc,  which owns and  operates  the
Government of the United  Kingdom's  Royal  Dockyard in Plymouth,  England,  for
approximately  $64.9  million.  Concurrent  with the  acquisition  of the  Royal
Dockyard,  the Company's ownership interest in DML increased from 30% to 51% and
DML borrowed  $56.3  million  under term loans (the Loans)  bearing  interest at
approximately LIBOR plus 0.75% payable in semi-annual installments through March
2004. Pursuant to certain terms of the Loans, the Company is required to provide
initially a compensating  balance of $28.7 million which is restricted as to use
by the Company.  The compensating balance amount decreases in equal installments
over the term of the  Loans and earns  interest  at a rate  equal to that of the
Loans.
      During  April  1997,  the  Company   completed  its   acquisition  of  the
outstanding common stock of OGC International plc (OGC) for approximately $118.3
million.  OGC is engaged in providing a variety of  engineering,  operations and
maintenance  services,  primarily  to the  North  Sea  oil  and  gas  production
industry.


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Financing activities
      Cash flows from financing activities were $96.9 million in the first three
months of 1997 compared to $115.3 million in the first three months of 1996. The
Company repaid $45.0 million in short-term  funds consisting of commercial paper
and bank loans in the first three months of 1997.
      On February 6, 1997, the Company issued $125.0 million principal amount of
6.75% notes (the Notes) due  February  1, 2027 under the  Company's  medium term
note program. The Notes were priced at 99.78%, to yield 6.78% to maturity.  Each
holder of the notes has the right to require the Company to repay such  holder's
notes,  in whole or in part,  on  February  1, 2007.  The  Company  used the net
proceeds  from  the sale of the  Notes  for  general  corporate  purposes  which
included  repayment of debt,  acquisitions,  and loans to and/or  investments in
subsidiaries of the Company for working  capital,  repayment of debt and capital
expenditures.
      On May 7, 1997, the Company issued an additional  $50.0 million  principal
amount of 7.53 % notes (the May  Notes) at par value due May 12,  2017 under the
Company's medium term note program.  The Company intends to use the net proceeds
from the sale of the May Notes for general corporate purposes.
      The Company  believes  it has  sufficient  borrowing  capacity to fund its
working capital  requirements and investing  activities.  As of May 7, 1997, the
Company had  approximately  $375.0  million of credit  facilities  with  various
commercial  banks,  of which $100.0 million was committed.  The Company also has
the ability to borrow,  if necessary,  additional  funds of $125.0 million under
its $300.0 million medium term note program.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

       The Company is involved as a  potentially  responsible  party in remedial
activities to clean up various  "Superfund"  sites under applicable  Federal law
which  imposes  joint and  several  liability,  if the harm is  indivisible,  on
certain persons without regard to fault, the legality of the original  disposal,
or  ownership  of the  site.  Although  it is very  difficult  to  quantify  the
potential impact of compliance with environmental protection laws, management of
the Company  believes  that any liability of the Company with respect to all but
one of such  sites  will not have a material  adverse  effect on the  results of
operations of the Company. See Note 6 to the financial statements for additional
information on the one site.

FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION

       In accordance with the safe harbor  provisions of the Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995,  the Company  notes that the  statements in this
Form 10-Q and elsewhere,  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. The Company continues to face many risks
and uncertainties including:  unsettled political conditions, war, civil unrest,
currency  controls and  governmental  actions in countries of  operation;  trade
restrictions and economic embargoes;  environmental  laws,  including those that
require  emission  performance  standards for new and existing  facilities;  the
magnitude of  governmental  spending for military and logistical  support of the
type provided by the Company; operations in higher risk countries; technological
and structural  changes in the industries served by the Company;  changes in the
price of oil and natural  gas;  changes in capital  spending by customers in the
hydrocarbon  industry  for  exploration,  development,  production,  processing,
refining  and  pipeline  delivery  networks;  changes  in  capital  spending  by
customers in the wood pulp and paper  industries for plants and  equipment;  and
changes in capital  spending by  governments  for  infrastructure.  In addition,
future trends for revenues and profitability  remain difficult to predict in the
industries served by the Company.




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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)   Exhibits


      (4.1) Form  of  debt  security  of  6.75%  Notes  due  February  1,  2027
            (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-K
            dated as of February 11, 1997).

     (4.2)  Second  Senior  Indenture  dated as of December 1, 1996 entered into
            with  Texas   Commerce   Bank  National   Association,   as  Trustee
            (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.4 to  the  Registration
            Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-65772)  originally filed with the
            Securities   and  Exchange   Commission  on  July  9,  1993  and  as
            post-effectively  amended on December 5, 1996), as supplemented  and
            amended by the First Supplemental  Indenture dated as of December 5,
            1996 and the Second Supplemental  Indenture dated as of December 12,
            1996  (incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit 4.2 of the  Company's
            Registration Statement on Form 8-B dated December 12, 1996, File No.
            1-03492).

      (4.3) Resolutions of the Company's Board of Directors adopted by unanimous
            consent dated December 5, 1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
            4 (g) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
            December 31, 1996).

*     (4.4) Form of debt security of 7.53% Notes due May 1, 2017.

*     (11)  Statement regarding computation of earnings per share.

*     (27)  Financial  data  schedule  for the  quarter  ended March 31, 1997
            (included only in the copy of this report filed electronically with 
            the Commission).

      *     filed with this Form 10-Q

(b)   Reports on Form 8-K

      During the first quarter of 1997:

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 13, 1997,  was filed  reporting
      on Item 5. Other Events,  regarding a press release dated January 13, 1997
      announcing  the Sangu  agreement and plan approval  reached on January 11,
      1997.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 22, 1997,  was filed  reporting
      on Item 5. Other Events,  regarding a press release dated January 22, 1997
      announcing fourth quarter earnings.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 29, 1997,  was filed  reporting
      on Item 5. Other Events,  regarding a press release dated January 29, 1997
      announcing an offer to acquire OGC International plc.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated  February 6, 1997, was filed  reporting
      on Item 5. Other Events,  regarding a press release dated February 6, 1997
      announcing $125 million notes offering.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 11, 1997, was filed  reporting
      on Item 5. Other  Events,  regarding a press  release  dated  February 11,
      1997, announcing purchase of Devonport Royal Dockyard.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 11, 1997, was filed  reporting
      on  Item  7.  Financial  Statement  and  Exhibits,   regarding  filing  of
      Distribution Agreement, Terms Agreement, and Form of Note.

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      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 20, 1997, was filed  reporting
      on Item 5. Other Events, regarding a press release dated February 20, 1997
      announcing annual meeting and quarterly dividend.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 1997,  was filed  reporting on
      Item 5.  Other  Events,  regarding  a press  release  dated  March 3, 1997
      announcing  unconditional  tender offer to purchase  outstanding shares of
      OGC International plc.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 14, 1997, was filed  reporting on
      Item 5. Other  Events,  regarding  a press  release  dated  March 14, 1997
      announcing completion of the purchase of Devonport Royal Dockyard.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 1997, was filed  reporting on
      Item 5. Other  Events,  regarding  a press  release  dated  March 27, 1997
      announcing that  Halliburton's  offer to acquire OGC International plc was
      accepted.

      During the second quarter of 1997 to the date hereof:

      A Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 23, 1997, was filed  reporting on
      Item 5. Other  Events,  regarding  a press  release  dated  April 23, 1997
      announcing the Company's first quarter earnings.

      A Current  Report on Form 8-K dated May 7, 1997,  was filed  reporting  on
      Item  5.  Other  Events,  regarding  a press  release  dated  May 7,  1997
      announcing the Company's $50 million note offering.

      A Current  Report on Form 8-K dated May 7, 1997,  was filed  reporting  on
      Item  5.  Other  Events,  regarding  a press  release  dated  May 7,  1997
      announcing the Company's purchase of a 26% ownership interest in Petroleum
      Engineering Services.


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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.





                                               HALLIBURTON COMPANY




Date     May 12, 1997                          By  /s/   David J. Lesar   
     ---------------------                        -----------------------------
                                                         David J. Lesar
                                                   Executive Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer




Date     May 12, 1997                              /s/ R. Charles Muchmore, Jr.
     ---------------------                        -----------------------------
                                                       R. Charles Muchmore, Jr.
                                                   Vice President and Controller
                                                   Principal Accounting Officer








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