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HALLIBURTON ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS AGREE TO EXTEND CURRENT STAY ON ASBESTOS CLAIMS
Dallas, Texas - Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) today announced that it has reached agreement with Harbison-Walker Refractories Company and the Official Committee of Asbestos Creditors in the Harbison-Walker bankruptcy to consensually extend the period of the stay contained in the Bankruptcy Court's temporary restraining order until November 7, 2002. The Court's temporary restraining order, which was originally entered on February 14, 2002, stays more than 200,000 pending asbestos claims against Halliburton's subsidiary Dresser Industries, Inc. For more details on the stay, Halliburton refers to its earlier press releases of July 16, 2002, June 4, 2002, May 20, 2002, February 22, 2002 and February 14, 2002.
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is one of the world's largest providers of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments. The company's World Wide Web site can be accessed at www.halliburton.com.
Contact
Wendy Hall
wendy.hall@halliburton.com
Halliburton
Public Relations
(p) 713.676.5227
Cedric Burgher
cedric.burgher@halliburton.com
Halliburton
Vice President
Investor Relations
(p) 713.676.4608
Employment Contact
jobs@halliburton.com
(p) 800.888.7668
ext. 8005
Supplier/Procurement Contact
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Supplier Diversity Contact
Erin Petkovich
supplier_diversity@halliburton.com
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