HALLIBURTON CO
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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)

                                  JULY 25, 2000

                               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 July 25, 2000 registrant  issued a press release  entitled "Lesar to
 Succeed  Cheney as  Halliburton  Chairman and CEO,"  pertaining to, among other
 things,  an announcement that Dick Cheney,  registrant's  chairman of the board
 and chief executive  officer,  has accepted  George W. Bush's  invitation to be
 Bush's  Republican Party vice  presidential  running mate. At a special meeting
 held July 25,  2000,  registrant's  board of directors  accepted  Mr.  Cheney's
 resignation to become effective at the close of business on August 16, 2000 and
 then elected Mr. Lesar to the board of directors and named him as  registrant's
 chairman of the board,  president and chief executive  officer,  also to become
 effective at the close of business on August 16, 2000.
 .

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 July 25, 2000.






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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:    July 25, 2000                 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
                           July 25, 2000
                           Incorporated by Reference




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