Oilfield services giant Halliburton has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UK-based underground coal gasification (UCG) explorer Cluff Natural Resources (CLNR) with a view to collaborating on the development of CLNR's UCG and southern North Sea gas assets in the UK…
After one of the biggest merger deals of the year, Halliburton is moving forward with the announcement of its new board of directors, beginning with the appointment of Mark McCollum as executive vice president and chief integration officer…
Halliburton and rival Baker Hughes have agreed to merge in a deal worth US$34.6 billion in stock and cash. Significant synergy opportunities graph from Halliburton. According to Halliburton…
Baker Hughes and Halliburton are in ‘preliminary discussions’ in regards to a possible merger between the two oil services providers, Baker Hughes confirmed on 14 November. “These discussions may or may not lead to any transaction. Baker…
Jeffrey A. Miller has been promoted to president of Haliburton and also joins the Board of Directors, effective 1 August 2014. In this new role, Miller will complement the leadership of Dave Lesar, Halliburton’s chairman and chief executive officer…
Halliburton opened its new Unconventional and Reservoir Productivity Technology Center at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran Techno-Valley. The new center enables Halliburton to provide research and development…
Halliburton announced the official opening of its Multi-Chem business line’s Acadiana Blend Plant in Maurice, Louisiana. The new facility will help meet growing business demands in the Gulf of Mexico market and provide expanded local service capabilities…
Halliburton opened the expansion of its Malaysia Manufacturing and Technology Center in Senai, Malaysia, on August 17, 2013. The additional capability will allow the company to expand its delivery of high-quality products to meet the growing…
Halliburton entered into an agreement of cooperation with Gazprom Neft for the introduction of new technologies to improve operational efficiency in Gazprom Neft fields. Enhancement of mature field development efficiency and implementation…
Halliburton opened its new Technology Center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park, located at Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The center provides the setting for collaboration as the company works with…
Halliburton announced the opening of its new Technology Center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park, located at Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The center provides the setting for collaboration as…
Halliburton has added remote, open-close technology specialists Red Spider to its Halliburton Completion Tools product service line. The Aberdeen based Red Spider said the acquisition not only expands its geographical reach in Australasia, Brazil…
As 2011 drew to a close, yet another Deepwater Horizon report surfaced, this time from the National Academy of Engineering. Russell McCulley reports on the findings, as well as other late-year news involving ongoing legal wrangling between BP and its Macondo contractors…
Customized bits enabled Petrobras to successfully drill hard carbonates of pre-salt reservoirs and hard and interbedded post-salt formations of two different offshore wells, while at the same time lowering vibrations, increasing rates of penetration…
In the run up to the Macondo trial, which was to begin in Louisiana late last month, the federal judge hearing the case ruled contracts between well operator BP and its contractors – including Transocean and Halliburton – indemnified the contractors…