<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
The  schedule  contains  summary   financial  information   extracted  from  the
Halliburton Company consolidated  financial statements  for the six months ended
June 30, 1997, and is qualified  in its entirety by  reference to such financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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