

                                                                Exhibit 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference  in the  Registration  Statement  on Form  S-8,  dated  June 1,  1998,
covering the Brown & Root, Inc.  Employees'  Retirement and Savings Plan, of our
report dated April 17, 1998,  relating to the statement of net assets  available
for benefits of Brown & Root, Inc. Employees'  Retirement and Savings Plan as of
December 31, 1997, and the related  statement of changes in net assets available
for benefits for the year then ended and related supplemental  schedules,  which
report  appears  in the  December  31,  1997,  annual  report  on  Form  11-K of
Halliburton Company.




                                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Dallas, Texas,
June 1, 1998

