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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000045012-01-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010322
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010323

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HALLIBURTON CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000045012
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600]
		IRS NUMBER:				752677995
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03492
		FILM NUMBER:		1577179

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3600 LINCOLN PLZ
		STREET 2:		500 N AKARD ST
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201-3391
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2149782600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3600 LINCOLN PLZ
		STREET 2:		500 N AKARD ST
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HALLIBURTON OIL WELL CEMENTING CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19660911
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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)

                                 MARCH 22, 2001

                               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  March  22,  2001  registrant   issued  a  press  release   entitled
"Halliburton  to Appeal Court  Ruling"  pertaining,  among other  things,  to an
announcement  that registrant plans to appeal the Delaware Chancery Court ruling
against registrant and its subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., in litigation
involving  Highlands  Insurance Group,  Inc. The Court ruled that all fixed cost
insurance  policies  issued by Highlands to Kellogg Brown & Root were terminated
at the time of the spin-off of Highlands from  registrant in 1996.  Registrant's
legal  counsel,  Vinson & Elkins LLP, has advised  registrant  that it is likely
that this ruling will be reversed on appeal to the Delaware  Supreme Court since
it is in clear  contravention  of the  provisions of the  applicable  agreements
between the parties.  Kellogg  Brown & Root has  recorded a receivable  due from
Highlands  of $50 million as of December 31, 2000,  plus an  additional  several
million dollars since then.

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 March 22, 2001.









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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:    March 22, 2001                By: /s/ Susan S. Keith
                                          --------------------------------
                                               Susan S. Keith
                                               Vice President and Secretary







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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit                    Description

20                         Press Release Dated March 22, 2001

                           Incorporated by Reference












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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE               Contact: Guy T. Marcus
March 22, 2001                      Vice President-Investor Relations
                                    214/978-2691


                       HALLIBURTON TO APPEAL COURT RULING


         DALLAS,  Texas -- Halliburton  Company (NYSE:HAL)  announced today that
the  Delaware  Chancery  Court  issued  an  opinion  yesterday  in  the  pending
litigation between the company and its Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. subsidiary and
Highlands  Insurance  Group,  Inc.  The Court  ruled  that all of the fixed cost
insurance policies issued by Highlands Insurance Company to Kellogg Brown & Root
were  terminated at the time of the spin-off of Highlands  from  Halliburton  in
1996 pursuant to an agreement  entered into by Halliburton and Highlands at that
time. This ruling is contrary to Halliburton's  interpretation of the provisions
of such agreement and the parties'  interpretation of the applicable  agreements
for more than four years.  Halliburton's legal counsel, Vinson & Elkins LLP, has
advised  Halliburton  that in its  opinion it is likely that this ruling will be
reversed  on  appeal  to  the  Delaware  Supreme  Court  since  it is  in  clear
contravention  of  the  provisions  of the  applicable  agreements  between  the
parties. Halliburton plans to file its appeal as soon as possible.
         Kellogg  Brown & Root has recorded a receivable  due from  Highlands of
$50 million as of December 31, 2000, plus an additional  several million dollars
since then.  In the pending  litigation  Highlands has asserted that it does not
owe such  amount and that it is entitled to recover  from  Kellogg  Brown & Root

                                     -more-
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Halliburton Company                               page 2

approximately  $6 million  that it has paid for claims made under the fixed cost
policies  since the spin-off.  Most of the amounts  involved in this  litigation
relate to claims made by third parties  against Kellogg Brown & Root for alleged
exposure  to asbestos  contained  in  materials  used in  construction  projects
conducted by Kellogg Brown & Root.
         Halliburton  Company,  founded in 1919, is the world's largest provider
of products and services to the  petroleum  and energy  industries.  The company
serves its  customers  with a broad range of products and  services  through its
Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction  Group business segments.
The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.

NOTE: In accordance  with the Safe Harbor  provisions of the Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995,  Halliburton  Company cautions that statements in
this press  release  which are  forward  looking  and which  provide  other than
historical  information  involve  risks and  uncertainties  that may  impact the
company's actual results of operations.  Please see Halliburton's  Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 30, 2000 for a more complete discussion of such risk
factors.

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