EXHIBIT 23.6
 
                  [LETTERHEAD OF GOLDMAN SACHS APPEARS HERE]



PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL


May 14, 1998


Board of Directors
Halliburton Company
3600 Lincoln Plaza
500 North Akard Street
Dallas, TX 75201-3391

Re:   Registration Statement of Halliburton Company relating to the 
      Agreement and Plan of Merger referred to below

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Attached is our opinion letter dated February 25, 1998 with respect to the 
fairness from a financial point of view to Halliburton Company (the "Parent") of
the exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share, of
the Parent, to be exchanged by the Parent for each share of Common Stock, par
value $0.25 per share, of Dresser Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to
the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 25, 1998, by and among the
Parent, Halliburton N.C., Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent, and the
Company.

The foregoing opinion letter is provided for the information and assistance of 
the Board of Directors of the Parent in connection with its consideration of the
transaction contemplated therein and is not to be used, circulated, quoted or 
otherwise referred to for any other purpose, nor is it to be filed with, 
included in or referred to in whole or in part in any registration statement, 
proxy statement or any other document, except in accordance with our prior 
written consent.  We understand that the Company has determined to include our 
opinion in the above-referenced Registration Statement.

In that regard, we hereby consent to the reference to the opinion of our Firm 
under the captions "Summary - The Merger and the Merger Agreement - Opinions of 
Financial Advisors" and "The Merger - Opinions of Financial Advisors to 
Halliburton - Opinion of Goldman Sachs" and to the inclusion of the foregoing 
opinion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in the above-mentioned 
Registration Statement.  In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we
come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of
the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission thereunder.

Very truly yours,


/s/ GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
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GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.