
                       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)

                                NOVEMBER 30, 1998

                               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  November  30,  1998  registrant  issued  a press  release  entitled
Halliburton  Completes Debt Tender Offer  pertaining,  among other things, to an
announcement that registrant's subsidiary,  Dresser Industries, Inc.'s Change of
Control  Offer to purchase  for cash at 101 percent of  principal  amount,  plus
accrued  interest,  of all of the outstanding 8 percent  guaranteed senior notes
due 2003 of Baroid  Corporation  expired  at 5:00 PM  Eastern  Standard  Time on
Monday,  November  30,  1998.  At that time,  an  aggregate  of  $10,935,000  in
principal  amount of the  $150,000,000  of notes  outstanding had been tendered.
Under the terms of the offer,  the  tendered  notes may be withdrawn at any time
prior to 5:00 PM, Central Standard Time, on December 10, 1998.

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 November 30, 1998.






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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:    December 4, 1998         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 5
                           November 30, 1998
                           Incorporated by Reference







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