Halliburton, the world’s second-largest oil services provider, has joined rival Schlumberger in curbing activity in Venezuela due to lack of payment during the oil industry’s worst financial crisis.
Oilfield services provider Halliburton Co and smaller rival Baker Hughes Inc announced the termination of their $28b merger deal after opposition from US and European antitrust regulators.
Oil services giant Halliburton is facing more questioning from the US Justice Department over the potential acquisition of rival Baker Hughes, reported the Houston Chronicle.
Nigeria's main oil union has shut down the local operations of U.S. oilfield services provider Halliburton Co in protest against job cuts, the trade body said on Tuesday.
Halliburton and Baker Hughes have issued a joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to the merger of Baker Hughes into a wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton.
Halliburton Co. objects to BP PLC's proposed $7.8 billion settlement with individual plaintiffs for the oil giant's involvement in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster, according to court documents filed Wednesday.