<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains   summary  financial  information  extracted  from  the
Halliburton  Company consolidated  financial statements  for  the  three  months
ended  March 31, 1999, and  is  qualified  in its  entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<PERIOD-END>                                   Mar-31-1999
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<SECURITIES>                                   0
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