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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (date of earliest event reported)

                                  MAY 24, 1999

                               Halliburton Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

State or other                      Commission               IRS Employer
jurisdiction                        File Number              Identification
of incorporation                                             Number

Delaware                              1-3492                 No. 75-2677995

                               3600 Lincoln Plaza
                             500 North Akard Street
                            Dallas, Texas 75201-3391
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code - 214/978-2600






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         INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 5.  Other Events

         The registrant  may, at its option,  report under this item any events,
with respect to which information is not otherwise called for by this form, that
the registrant deems of importance to security holders.

         On  May  24,  1999   registrant   issued  a  press   release   entitled
 "Halliburton's Brown & Root Services Wins State Department Contract pertaining,
 among other things, to an announcement that registrant's  Brown & Root Services
 business  unit has been awarded a contract by the U.S.  Department  of State to
 perform  fast  track  delivery  of  security  improvements  at up to  150  U.S.
 embassies and consulates  throughout the world.  The two year contract with one
 additional option year is valued at up to $100 million.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         List below the financial  statements,  pro forma financial  information
and exhibits, if any, filed as part of this report.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 20 - Press release dated May 24, 1999.





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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       HALLIBURTON COMPANY




Date:    June 7, 1999                  By:  /s/ Susan S. Keith
                                          ----------------------------------
                                                Susan S. Keith
                                                Vice President and Secretary





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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit                                                       Sequentially
Number                     Description                        Numbered Page

20                         Press Release of                   5 of 6
                           May 24, 1999
                           Incorporated by Reference







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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                  CONTACT: Wendy Hall Nantz
(May 24, 1999)                                  Public Relations
                                                Halliburton Company
                                                (713) 676-5227
                                                [email protected]


HALLIBURTON'S BROWN & ROOT SERVICES WINS STATE DEPARTMENT CONTRACT

BRS Will Upgrade Up To 150 United States Embassies and Consulates Throughout the
World

DALLAS,  Texas - Brown & Root Services  (BRS),  a business  unit of  Halliburton
Company (NYSE: HAL), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of State
to perform fast track delivery of security  improvements  at U.S.  embassies and
consulates  throughout  the world.  The two year  contract  with one  additional
option year,  valued at up to $100  million,  requires  BRS to perform  physical
security and technical  security systems  surveys,  followed by detailed design,
construction  and  installation  of improved  systems  for up to 150  facilities
throughout the world.
         The  contract  will  require  simultaneous  survey  and  small  capital
construction  work  at a  multitude  of  international  locations.  Brown & Root
Services  will  provide  the  equipment,  people,  communication  and  technical
expertise  to execute  security/infrastructure  improvements  at each  location.
Security upgrade plans for 50 state department  locations are already  underway.
Brown & Root Services began the contract April 23, 1999.
         "Brown & Root Services will capitalize on Halliburton's global presence
and established infrastructure in more than 130 countries throughout the world,"
said Dave Lesar,  president,  Halliburton Company.  "This will benefit the State
Department by leveraging established local resources and business relationships,
backed by a network of worldwide Halliburton Company offices."


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         "This practice of business enables Brown & Root Services to provide our
best value solutions for the State Department's needs because we have the people
and  skills to plan and  execute  multiple  projects,  each of which  represents
complex challenges," said Randy Harl, president, Brown & Root Services.
         The competition for the contract  included eight companies  bidding for
the work.  Brown & Root  Services  and  Perini  Corporation  were the  companies
selected to execute the security upgrades. Other companies that competed for the
contract   included:   Morrison   Knudsen,   JA   Jones   Construction,   Turner
International,  Bechtel,  Bill  Harbert  International  Construction  and  Fluor
Daniel.
         Brown & Root Services,  a 20,000 employee  global company,  operates in
the  Americas,  UK,  Europe,  Africa  and  Asia-Pacific.  Brown & Root  Services
specializes  in  comprehensive  facilities  engineering,   design,  development,
construction,  logistics, operations and maintenance. This work is performed for
private  sector and government  clients in  simultaneous  multiple  domestic and
international locations.
         Halliburton Company is the world's leading diversified energy services,
engineering,  energy equipment,  construction and maintenance companies. Founded
in 1919,  Halliburton  provides a broad range of energy  services and  products,
industrial  and  marine   engineering  and  construction   services.   In  1998,
Halliburton's consolidated revenues were $17.4 billion and it conducted business
with a  workforce  of  approximately  100,000  in more than 130  countries.  The
company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at http://www.halliburton.com.


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