SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (date of earliest event reported)

                                DECEMBER 18, 2002

                               Halliburton Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

State or other                      Commission                IRS Employer
jurisdiction                        File Number               Identification
of incorporation                                              Number

Delaware                              1-3492                  No. 75-2677995


                               4100 Clinton Drive
                            Houston, Texas 77020-6299
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                         Registrant's telephone number,
                       including area code - 713-676-3011



         INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

     On  December  18,  2002   registrant   issued  a  press  release   entitled
"Halliburton Announces Asbestos Settlement Conference Call."

     The text of the press release is as follows:

            Halliburton Announces Asbestos Settlement Conference Call

HOUSTON,  Texas  -  Halliburton  (NYSE:  HAL)  will  host a  conference  call on
Wednesday,   December  18,  2002,  to  discuss   Halliburton's  global  asbestos
settlement.  The call will begin at 1:00 PM Central Time (2:00 PM Eastern Time).
The press release  concerning the global  asbestos  settlement will be posted on
the  Halliburton web site  www.halliburton.com  and will be available on the Dow
Jones newswire. Please visit the Halliburton web site to listen to the call live
via web cast. A replay will be available on the  Halliburton  web site for seven
days  following  the event.  In  addition,  you may  participate  in the call by
telephone at (913) 981-5509.

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.



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       HALLIBURTON COMPANY




Date:     December 18, 2002            By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere
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                                               Margaret E. Carriere
                                               Vice President and Secretary