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)

                                 MARCH 21, 2003

                               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  March  21,  2003  registrant   issued  a  press  release   entitled
"Halliburton Asbestos Plaintiffs Agree to Extend Stay Until July 21, 2003."

         The text of the press release is as follows:


    HALLIBURTON ASBESTOS PLAINTIFFS AGREE TO EXTEND STAY UNTIL JULY 21, 2003


Houston,  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 July 21, 2003. 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 DII Industries,  LLC. DII and
KBR, and certain subsidiaries, presently intend to file its pre-packaged Chapter
11  bankruptcy by July 14, 2003, as part of the  previously  announced  asbestos
settlement agreement.

On December 18, 2002,  Halliburton announced that it had reached an agreement in
principle  that,  when  consummated,  will result in a global  settlement of all
personal  injury  asbestos and certain other personal  injury claims against the
company.  The agreement  covers all pending and future  personal injury asbestos
claims against Halliburton Company and its subsidiaries.

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.



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The  statements in this press  release that are not  historical  statements  are
forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of the federal  securities laws.
These  statements  are subject to numerous  risks and  uncertainties  beyond the
company's  control,  which could cause actual events to differ  materially  from
those  expressed  or implied by the  statements.  These risks and  uncertainties
include,  but are not limited to:  legal risks,  including  the  possibility  of
adverse rulings by courts of law or the institution of litigation or other legal
proceedings  challenging the company's actions or proposed  actions;  changes in
laws or  government  regulations  affecting  the  company's  actions or proposed
actions;  adverse political or public reaction as a result of scrutiny involving
the company;  and liquidity  risks,  including  the company's  ability to access
credit and raise  capital and the  availability  and costs of  financing  to the
company. Please see Halliburton's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001
and Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended  September  30,  2002 for a more  complete
discussion of risk factors.



                                   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:     March 21, 2003          By: /s/ Margaret E. Carriere
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                                          Margaret E. Carriere
                                          Vice President and Secretary