<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary   financial  information  extracted  from  the
Halliburton Company financial statements for the nine months ended September 30,
1999,  and  is  qualified  in  its  entirety  by  reference  to  such  financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. Dollars

                             
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<PERIOD-END>                                   Sep-30-1999
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<SECURITIES>                                   0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
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