Type: Public
On the web: http://www.halliburton.com
Employees: 58,000
Employee growth: 13.7%

One of the largest oilfield services companies in the world, Halliburton serves the upstream oil and gas industry in 80 countries with a complete range of services, from the location of hydrocarbons to the production of oil and gas. It operates in two segments: Drilling and Evaluation and Completion and Production. Services include providing production optimization, drilling evaluation, fluid services, and oilfield drilling software and consulting. It combines tried-and-true well drilling and optimization techniques with high-tech analysis and modeling software and services. Halliburton works in established oilfields from the North Sea to the Middle East as well as in newer sites in Southeast Asia and Africa.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $17,973.0M
One year growth: 22.5%
Net income: $1,835.0M
Income growth: 60.3%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: David J. (Dave) Lesar
EVP and CFO: Mark A. McCollum
Senior Representative Public Relations, Trade Media: Zelma Branch

Competitors:
Baker Hughes
Schlumberger
Technip

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