Exhibit 20


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               CONTACT:     Wendy Hall
- ---------------------                            Halliburton Public Relations
July 10, 2002                                    713-676-4371

                                                 Cedric Burgher
                                                 Halliburton Investor Relations
                                                 713-676-4933

             HALLIBURTON RESPONDS TO NEWS OF JUDICIAL WATCH LAWSUIT

(Dallas, Texas) - Halliburton today strongly responded to news that a lawsuit
has been filed by Washington based group Judicial Watch.

     "The claims in this lawsuit are untrue, unsupported and unfounded," said
Doug Foshee, chief financial officer of Halliburton. "We are working diligently
with the SEC to resolve its questions regarding the company's accounting
procedures. Halliburton has always followed and will continue to follow
guidelines established by the SEC and GAAP, General Accepted Accounting
Principles."

     Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers of
products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves
its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy
Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments. The
company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.
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