Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) (NYSE: HAL) is a global provider of products and services for the energy industry. The company supports oil and natural gas exploration, development and production across the life cycle of a well, serving both independent and national oil companies.
Halliburton operates through two principal business segments: Completion and Production, which provides cementing, stimulation, intervention and completion services; and Drilling and Evaluation, which offers drilling services, formation evaluation, well construction, project management and related technologies. Its offerings include hydraulic fracturing, well cementing, drilling systems, directional drilling, wireline and perforating services, digital solutions and subsea production systems.
Founded in 1919 by Erle P. Halliburton, the company helped develop commercial oil-well cementing and has expanded into a broad international oilfield-services provider. Halliburton serves customers in major oil and gas regions around the world, including North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Jeff Miller serves as chairman, president and chief executive officer.
