CEO David Lesar

When it comes to oil and gas there aren't many rivals that can go toe-to-toe with Exxon Mobil (XOM). I will concede that as enamored as I have become with Halliburton (HAL) even it can't compete with the successful track record of Exxon Mobil the world's second largest company behind only Apple (AAPL). Yet through no fault of its own the company often gets overlooked when discussing some of the top run operations on Wall Street and seemingly...  

Cheney had a long history of working in Russia and throughout the former Soviet Union. Last year (1999), he lobbied for a $489 million loan from the Export-Import Bank of the United States for Tyumen Oil Co. - even though TNK was at the time accused of violating shareholders' rights and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was declaring the proposed deal a violation of national security.  

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that it will present at the Citi Global Energy Conference on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at 2:50 p.m. Central time (3:50 p.m. Eastern time). Interested parties may listen to the presentation live over the Internet by accessing the link to the webcast at www.halliburton.com. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register and to download and install any necessary...  

Stockholders reelected board members Alan M. Bennett, James R. Boyd, Milton Carroll, Nance K. Dicciani, Murry S. Gerber, S. Malcolm Gillis, Abdallah S. Jum’ah, David J. Lesar, Robert A. Malone, J. Landis Martin, and Debra L. Reed. At the board of ...  

NEW YORK (AP) Halliburton Co. said Wednesday its first-quarter profit increased 22.7 percent as the oil industry aggressively searched for new oil fields in North America. The Houston oil services firm reported net income of $627 million, or 68 cents