There have been more layoffs at NBT today. Any word on when they will be finished laying people off?

They so screwed this up its incredible and now they have to pay the price. Next time you want to do a big acquisition take some time to think about it and perhaps even plan it or do a risk assessment. If that doesn't work go talk with Schlumberger... — read more 

Da deal be dead

Read elsewhere that Landmark is for sale. The management made questionable acquisitions to replace the ageing cash cows such as TOW production application. Clients started moving to competitors' products one by one. Now 3 years after the acquisition... — read more 

4 managers jumping ship to Houston closing this duncan site down

rumor penn ran us off a rig... werent happy there pre-ferd dd was pulled for a good ole boy... customer always right in the end... any-other news?????

Saw many security vehicles at the front gate.

Anyone else heard about this?

Anyone have any insight on the GOM? I haven't heard of much activity but then again March isn't over by a long shot.

We hear big pay offs in Norway along with more in aberdeen again so when is this going to stop I don't suppose it will as halliburton go by quarter results for share holders and forget about there staff which are not large share holders but have... — read more 

You guess which one?

European antitrust officials are to decide on Halliburton’s proposed purchase of Baker Hughes by July 11. The European Commission stopped its investigation into the oil-field service providers on Feb. 18 to gather more information from the companies... — read more 

Halliburton shares are sliding 3.43% to $34.61 on Tuesday as oil prices fell on Kuwait oil minister's remarks and Goldman Sachs' (GS) bearish outlook. Earlier today, Kuwait oil minister Anas al-Saleh said it will agree to a production freeze only if... — read more 

Down to boost profits to keep stock price up till merger goes thru then baker hughs will be swallowed and done away with and the shift away from man power to a logistical service will begin the plan is minimal ppl and massive profits

OPEC is handing shale producers their arises on a silver platter... I mean beating the living tar out of them. Most shale players will go bankrupt or fold within the next 6 months if they haven't already. This means the Hals, BHIs, NOVs of the world... — read more 

Last year the people laid off were done so based on the "vital curve" method. With seemingly all A/B people left, how do these next rounds get decided? Is it purely cost sensitive now (based on the pricing concessions & lack of work). I read previous... — read more 

Global Services Geoscience Practice Lead Houston, TX, US, 77072 Mar 4, 2016 US Houston Sr Engineer - Industrial Manufacturing Houston, TX, US, 77064 Mar 4, 2016 US Odessa Operator Assistant II - Logging and Perf Odessa, TX, US, 79763 Mar 4, 2016 US... — read more 

From today's Houston Chronicle, Dave Lesar, CEO of Halliburton, announces that although the current scheduled layoffs will continue, to rid the company of "non-productive, deadword, mainly those who are over compensated and have more than 3.5 years... — read more 

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Bellaire Hit yesterday bad whole team wiped out. Praying for everyone out there in the industry!

Imagine joining a new team of Management 4 years ago in Halliburton. You take over a PSLs district reigning in revenue of almost $200 million in a well oiled machine. Over the months you reward undeserving friends into cushy jobs with the thought of... — read more 

After 15 yrs contributed to big Red I got let go 8 yrs ago from a hateful boss because I wasn't part of his Accenture! My old boss is applying for a position in my team today. Should I consider him since I have 76 other qualified candidate? I am... — read more 

Got the 'ole heave-hoe Monday. I'm 55 years of age and spent most of my adult life at big red. Expected to stay on through the downturn but I'm white, male, and over 40/so am a target. Been drinking non-stop ever since...you name it, I drank it. I'm... — read more 

Anyone know who Anja Dreyer is or where she came from? She showed up here at WFT and need some info

The odds are increasing that a tie-up won't happen. That's bad news for both companies' shareholders. In November 2014, Halliburton and Baker Hughes agreed to merge, pitching "highly complementary product lines" and "nearly $2 billion in synergies"... — read more 

Hang that cloud over my head. Suppose to focus but play instead. What exactly do I do? Sit & Wait, they'll come get you. "Lay them off". How many, 2? "Start with that, right in this room". Moronic mighty mortal men, playing for profit, cuz... — read more 

So we sit here waiting for the inevitable, but time is just dragging on. Are we waiting for a heavenly sign or just an habitually absent HR rep? Get it over already!

Know the inevitable is coming. Can't do much about it, but wish it would just be done with

Believe it or not, plans are already drawn up for a second round of redundancies for Houston area contingent on Q2 performance. When will the bleeding stop???? How profitable can we be with the constant threat of redundancies?

"Most recently, the European Union’s regulatory authorities said they would suspend their deadline to review the deal, which could push the final decision into the summer." Dave is succeeding in destroying the company, way to go Dave!