HALLIBURTON CO
Halliburton Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's second-largest oil service company, responsible for most of the world's fracking operations. The company, incorporated in the United States, has dual headquarters located in Houston and in Dubai.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- petroleum [1]
- Company / filing name
- HALLIBURTON CO [2]
- Headquarters location
- Dubai; Houston [1]
- Founded
- 1919 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Jeff Miller; David J. Lesar [1]
- Founders
- Erle P. Halliburton [1]
- Official website
- www.halliburton.com ↗ [1]
- Employees
- 70,000 · reported year 2014 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US4062161017 [1]
- CIK
- 45012 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- HAL (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Halliburton Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's second-largest oil service company, responsible for most of the world's fracking operations. The company, incorporated in the United States, has dual headquarters located in Houston and in Dubai. [3]
Halliburton's major business segment is the Energy Services Group (ESG). [3]
The company has been criticized for its involvement in numerous controversies, including its involvement with Dick Cheney – as U.S. Secretary of Defense, then CEO of the company, then vice president of the United States – and the Iraq War, and the Deepwater Horizon, for which it agreed to settle outstanding legal claims against it by paying litigants $1.1 billion. In 2015, Halliburton was found guilty in court for illegal retaliation against a whistleblower who filed a report with the SEC over concerns that the company was illegally concealing billions of dollars. The company has also been criticized for refusing to comply with United States Environmental Protection Agency requests for transparency around chemicals it uses in hydraulic fracturing. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Halliburton. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Jeff Miller; David J. Lesar in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [1]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 70,000 · reported year 2014. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: HAL (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was HALLIBURTON CO founded?
Founded: 1919. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of HALLIBURTON CO?
Headquarters location: Dubai; Houston. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for HALLIBURTON CO?
Business sectors: petroleum. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Halliburton (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.