The symbol for Halliburton Company in the NYSE is: HAL.

As of July 2014, the market cap for Halliburton Company (HAL) is $61,996,221,715.56.

Halliburton is a publicly traded company that stands on it's own. As a publicly traded company it is owned by the shareholders of the company. It trades on the NYSE under the symbol HAL.

Erle Haliburton

No. Halliburton was contracted by BP to perform cementing. A Partner in a lease shares in the costs and profits from the oil production. As a contractor, Halliburton is paid for doing a specific job.