and i thought the story was that he was retiring ?

Anyone who believes the current headcount that Halliburton posts is true and accurate are more ignorant than the employes still hanging on. The headcount is merely a number used to stoke wall street and beat earning predictions. Texas had 11 field... — read more 

email coming tuesday mid-morn, if you're there to get it.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/outside-the-boardroom/article/Highest-paid-CEOs-generate-sub-par-performance-8406978.php

If Oil Prices Don't Rise, the Middle East Will Sink By Roger Arnold | Aug 13, 2016 | 12:00 PM EDT The ongoing collapse in oil prices that began two years ago is setting the stage for a catastrophic situation in the Middle East if it continues. That... — read more 

www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/ceo-pay-9125871.php

GoM hang on to your hats, its coming, sad to say.

I was sitting in my yard Sunday past when an alien visited me he foretold of employment opportunities in the Eco industries just saying.

When I got out of college and came to this company, oil price was $40. 2 weeks after I started, the company announced its first round of lay-off. Since then, every day when I go to work, I tell myself: this "COULD BE" your last day at Halliburton. If... — read more 

Who is the new Sperry VP? I really want to shake his hand. I just found out he came to Saudi Arabia and broke up the Sperry Gypo Mafia. Gypo Sperry Country Manager-----ZAPPED Gypo Sperry LWD Manager---ZAPPED Gypo Sperry BD Manager---ZAPPED Keep up... — read more 

Does anyone have a copy of the Halliban letter that circulated in the field many years ago that they can post? It was hilarious, and should make the rounds again on the internet.

Any gossip or information?

Anyone know what departments?

FUXX HAL ! The blue giant treats employees much better !

It's almost like you could write a book on how not to manage a company in a time of crisis.

Been hearing layoffs are coming soon!

Does that mean massacre is over?

Get ready

Although oilfield-services giants like Halliburton and Schlumberger both called a bottom on the oil market's slump, the world's largest manufacturer of industrial equipment — Caterpillar — said it doesn't see anything getting better. "We're not... — read more 

I heard there are some going on...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/highest-paid-ceos-worst-performing-companies-research-a7156486.html

Small players are eating up the cementing market.

I think we've hit bottom.

Read the latest report by IOC on the future of international oil companies and their old business model here: https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/files/chathamhouse/publications/research/2016-05-05-international-oil-companies-stevens.pdf

just curious

Tolteq is a recently acquired supplier of high quality, reliable MWD systems. The iSeries MWD system is a tensor-based MWD platform that provides the highest quality survey, logging, and downhole drilling dynamics data in real-time.NOV purchased... — read more 

Why don't HAL sell off Landmark, it has less and less relevance to their core business and was probably a dumb buy in the first place. It would need figuring how to finance the sell-off, but it would be an attractive company in its own right and... — read more 

Are they impacting my dividends positively or negatively, and they overhead? Are they bloated? Just what the hell do they do?

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/why-nobody-helping-america-displaced-000000812.html

When the upswing hits stride and hiring resumes, NEGOTIATE YOUR SEVERANCE PACKAGE UP FRONT !!. Why not? That's what the suits do.