Halliburton Announces First Quarter 2018 Results

April 23, 2018

Reported income from continuing operations of $0.05 per diluted share
Adjusted income from continuing operations of $0.41 per diluted share,
excluding a write-down in Venezuela

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) announced today income from continuing
operations of $46 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the first
quarter of 2018. This compares to a loss from continuing operations for
the first quarter of 2017 of $32 million, or $0.04 per diluted share.
Adjusted income from continuing operations for the first quarter of
2018, excluding impairments and other charges related to a write-down of
all of the Company’s remaining investment in Venezuela, was $358
million, or $0.41 per diluted share. This compares to adjusted income
from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2017, excluding
costs related to an early extinguishment of debt, of $34 million, or
$0.04 per diluted share. Reported operating income was $354 million
during the first quarter of 2018, compared to operating income of $203
million in the first quarter of 2017. Excluding impairments and other
charges, adjusted operating income for the first quarter of 2018 was
$619 million.

“We achieved total company revenue of $5.7 billion, representing a 34%
increase compared to the first quarter of 2017. Adjusted operating
income was $619 million, primarily driven by robust market conditions in
North America,” remarked Jeff Miller, President and CEO.

“Our Completions and Production division was negatively impacted by
delays in sand delivery, due to weather related rail interruptions
during the quarter, but achieved a strong March exit with margins in the
mid-upper teens. Our Drilling and Evaluations division had strong year
over year revenue growth of 15% while operating income grew 54%.

“I am very pleased with the way our North America business exited the
quarter. Activity in U.S. land remains resilient as our customers have a
large portfolio of economically viable projects in today’s commodity
price environment. As a result of the improved activity in U.S. land, in
March we achieved a new record for stages per spread as the pressure
pumping market remains tight. Our North America business exited the
quarter in a strong position and I am confident in our ability to reach
normalized margins in North America this year.

“Turning to the international markets, Halliburton has never been better
positioned for a recovery than it is today. I am confident in the
strength and performance our business will demonstrate as the
international recovery unfolds.

“Overall, I am optimistic about Halliburton’s relative performance for
the remainder of the year, and our ability to grow our North America
margins and to maximize the value of our global footprint. We are
executing our strategy, it is working well and it resonates with our
customers. Our strategy is delivering industry leading returns and I am
confident that it will continue to do so,” concluded Miller.

Operating Segments

Completion and Production

Completion and Production revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $3.8
billion, an increase of $1.2 billion, or 46%, from the first quarter of
2017, while operating income tripled to $500 million. Improvements were
led by increased activity in the United States land sector.
Additionally, results improved due to increased well completion services
in Europe/Africa/CIS and higher stimulation activity in the Middle East.

Drilling and Evaluation

Drilling and Evaluation revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $1.9
billion, an increase of $258 million, or 15%, from the first quarter of
2017, while operating income was $188 million, an increase of $66
million, or 54% year over year. These increases were primarily due to
increased drilling activity in North America and the Eastern Hemisphere,
specifically in the North Sea. Results were partially offset by activity
declines across multiple product service lines in Latin America.

Corporate and Other Events

As a result of recent changes in the foreign currency exchange system in
Venezuela and continued devaluation of the local currency, combined with
U.S. sanctions and ongoing political and economic challenges,
Halliburton wrote down all of its remaining investment in the country
during the first quarter of 2018. This resulted in a charge of $312
million, net of tax, consisting of $151 million of receivables, $53
million of fixed assets, $48 million of inventory, $13 million of other
assets and liabilities, and $47 million of accrued taxes. The Company is
maintaining its presence in Venezuela and is carefully managing its
go-forward exposure.

Geographic Regions

North America

North America revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $3.5 billion, a
58% increase year over year. This improvement was driven by increased
activity throughout the United States land sector in the majority of
Halliburton’s product service lines, primarily pressure pumping, as well
as higher drilling and artificial lift activity.

International

International revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $2.2 billion, a
9% increase year over year, resulting primarily from increased drilling
activity and pressure pumping services in the Eastern Hemisphere, as
well as pressure pumping activity in Argentina. These increases were
partially offset by reduced drilling activity in Latin America.

Latin America revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $457 million, a
1% decrease year over year, resulting primarily from activity declines
across multiple product service lines in Venezuela, as well as decreases
in pressure pumping and project management activity in Mexico. These
results were partially offset by increases in pressure pumping services
and drilling activity in Argentina.

Europe/Africa/CIS revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $716 million,
a 19% increase year over year, mainly due to higher drilling activity
and well completion services in the North Sea, coupled with increased
activity in Russia and Azerbaijan. These results were partially offset
by activity reductions in Angola.

Middle East/Asia revenue in the first quarter of 2018 was $1.1 billion,
a 7% increase year over year, largely resulting from increased drilling
and stimulation activity in the Middle East and increased drilling
activity in Indonesia, offset by lower completion tool sales and project
management activity in the Middle East.

Selective Technology & Highlights

Halliburton announced a multimillion dollar software grant to the
Colleges of Science and Engineering at Sultan Qaboos University in
Oman. The grant provides access to leading industry software in
geoscience, drilling and reservoir management so that students can
gain practical experience to prepare for successful careers in the oil
and gas industry.
Halliburton announced that its Angolan facilities, Luanda-SONILS base,
which incorporates the Cabinda-Malembo base and Soyo-Kwanda base
facilities, and all of the company's product service lines in those
locations have received the American Petroleum Institute (API)
Specification Q2 Registration. The facilities are the first in Angola
to receive this registration, an advanced industry quality standard
for oil and natural gas service companies.
Halliburton launched Quasar Trio®, the industry's first full M/LWD
service capable of operating in extreme environments and the WiFire™
Acoustic Firing Head, a technology that provides an alternative way of
activating tubing-conveyed perforating guns. Both offerings earned the
OTC Spotlight Award for their innovation. The Quasar Trio service
surpasses the limits of traditional LWD systems to offer a
comprehensive suite of real-time measurements to help operators
enhance reservoir understanding, make critical financial decisions
earlier in the well construction process and reduce well time.
Halliburton's CoreVault™ RFPX technology is the first and only
wireline rotary sidewall coring system that captures and preserves
both reservoir rock and fluid samples within a high pressure
encapsulated vessel for accurate hydrocarbon in place determination.
High-pressure cores captured using the new advanced nitrogen pressure
compensated RFPX system for a customer in West Texas confirmed a
six-fold increase in recorded pressure as compared with the previous
generation tool deployed in the same field.

About Halliburton

Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world's largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With over 55,000
employees, representing 140 nationalities in approximately 70 countries,
the company helps its customers maximize value throughout the lifecycle
of the reservoir – from locating hydrocarbons and managing geological
data, to drilling and formation evaluation, well construction and
completion, and optimizing production throughout the life of the asset.
Visit the company’s website at www.halliburton.com.
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NOTE: The statements in this press release that are not historical
statements, including statements regarding future financial performance,
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's control, which
could cause actual results to differ materially from the results
expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: the continuation or suspension of our
stock repurchase program, the amount, the timing and the trading prices
of Halliburton common stock, and the availability and alternative uses
of cash; changes in the demand for or price of oil and/or natural gas;
potential catastrophic events related to our operations, and related
indemnification and insurance matters; protection of intellectual
property rights and against cyber-attacks; compliance with environmental
laws; changes in government regulations and regulatory requirements,
particularly those related to offshore oil and natural gas exploration,
radioactive sources, explosives, chemicals, hydraulic fracturing
services, and climate-related initiatives; the impact of federal tax
reform, compliance with laws related to income taxes and assumptions
regarding the generation of future taxable income; risks of
international operations, including risks relating to unsettled
political conditions, war, the effects of terrorism, foreign exchange
rates and controls, international trade and regulatory controls and
sanctions, and doing business with national oil companies;
weather-related issues, including the effects of hurricanes and tropical
storms; changes in capital spending by customers; delays or failures by
customers to make payments owed to us; execution of long-term,
fixed-price contracts; structural changes in the oil and natural gas
industry; maintaining a highly skilled workforce; availability and cost
of raw materials; agreement with respect to and completion of potential
acquisitions and integration and success of acquired businesses and
operations of joint ventures. Halliburton's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other
Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss some of the important
risk factors identified that may affect Halliburton's business, results
of operations, and financial condition. Halliburton undertakes no
obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements
for any reason.

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Millions of dollars and shares except per share data) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31	December 31
2018	2017	2017
Revenue:
Completion and Production	$	3,807	$	2,604	$	3,804
Drilling and Evaluation	1,933	1,675	2,136
Total revenue	$	5,740	$	4,279	$	5,940
Operating income:
Completion and Production	$	500	$	147	$	554
Drilling and Evaluation	188	122	293
Corporate and other	(69	)	(66	)	(79	)
Impairments and other charges (a)	(265	)	—	(385	)
Total operating income	354	203	383
Interest expense, net (b)	(140	)	(242	)	(115	)
Other, net	(25	)	(18	)	(24	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	189	(57	)	244
Income tax (provision) benefit (c)	(142	)	25	(1,050	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	47	(32	)	(806	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net	—	—	(19	)
Net income (loss)	$	47	$	(32	)	$	(825	)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1	)	—	1
Net income (loss) attributable to company	$	46	$	(32	)	$	(824	)
Amounts attributable to company shareholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	46	$	(32	)	$	(805	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net	—	—	(19	)
Net income (loss) attributable to company	$	46	$	(32	)	$	(824	)
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to company shareholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.05	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.92	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net	—	—	(0.02	)
Net income (loss) per share	$	0.05	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.94	)
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to company shareholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	0.05	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.92	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net	—	—	(0.02	)
Net income (loss) per share	$	0.05	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.94	)
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding	875	867	873
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding	878	867	873

(a) During the three months ended March 31, 2018, Halliburton
recognized a pre-tax charge of $265 million related to a write-down
of its remaining investment in Venezuela, consisting of receivables,
fixed assets, inventory and other assets and liabilities. During the
three months ended December 31, 2017, Halliburton recognized an
aggregate pre-tax charge of $385 million related to receivables in
Venezuela.

(b) Includes $104 million of costs related to the early
extinguishment of $1.4 billion of senior notes in the three months
ended March 31, 2017.

(c) Includes $47 million of accrued taxes in Venezuela for the
charge taken during the three months ended March 31, 2018. Includes
an aggregate $882 million of non-cash discrete tax charges during
the three months ended December 31, 2017, primarily related to tax
reform as well as other discrete tax items.

See Footnote Table 1 for Reconciliation of As Reported Operating
Income to Adjusted Operating Income.

See Footnote Table 2 for Reconciliation of As Reported Income (Loss)
from Continuing Operations to Adjusted Income from Continuing
Operations.

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Millions of dollars) (Unaudited)
March 31	December 31
2018	2017
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$	2,332	$	2,337
Receivables, net	5,255	5,036
Inventories	2,458	2,396
Other current assets	990	1,008
Total current assets	11,035	10,777
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,596	8,521
Goodwill	2,707	2,693
Deferred income taxes	1,227	1,230
Other assets	1,626	1,864
Total assets	$	25,191	$	25,085
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,830	$	2,554
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	647	746
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt	466	512
Other current liabilities	1,026	1,050
Total current liabilities	4,969	4,862
Long-term debt	10,428	10,430
Employee compensation and benefits	588	609
Other liabilities	815	835
Total liabilities	16,800	16,736
Company shareholders’ equity	8,365	8,322
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	26	27
Total shareholders’ equity	8,391	8,349
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	25,191	$	25,085

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Millions of dollars) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31
2018	2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	47	$	(32	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	394	383
Impairments and other charges	312	—
Working capital (a)	(88	)	32
Other	(93	)	(378	)
Total cash flows provided by operating activities	572	5
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(501	)	(265	)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	47	41
Other investing activities	80	(13	)
Total cash flows used in investing activities	(374	)	(237	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Dividends to shareholders	(158	)	(156	)
Payments on long-term borrowings	(9	)	(1,566	)
Other financing activities	(12	)	63
Total cash flows used in financing activities	(179	)	(1,659	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(24	)	(11	)
Decrease in cash and equivalents	(5	)	(1,902	)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,337	4,009
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	2,332	$	2,107
(a) Working capital includes receivables, inventories and accounts payable.

HALLIBURTON COMPANY Revenue and Operating Income Comparison By Operating Segment and Geographic Region (Millions of dollars) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31	December 31
Revenue	2018	2017	2017
By operating segment:
Completion and Production	$	3,807	$	2,604	$	3,804
Drilling and Evaluation	1,933	1,675	2,136
Total revenue	$	5,740	$	4,279	$	5,940
By geographic region:
North America	$	3,517	$	2,231	$	3,400
Latin America	457	463	615
Europe/Africa/CIS	716	604	776
Middle East/Asia	1,050	981	1,149
Total revenue	$	5,740	$	4,279	$	5,940
Operating Income
By operating segment:
Completion and Production	$	500	$	147	$	554
Drilling and Evaluation	188	122	293
Total	688	269	847
Corporate and other	(69	)	(66	)	(79	)
Impairments and other charges	(265	)	—	(385	)
Total operating income	$	354	$	203	$	383
See Footnote Table 1 for Reconciliation of As Reported Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Income.

FOOTNOTE TABLE 1 HALLIBURTON COMPANY Reconciliation of As Reported Operating Income to Adjusted Operating Income (Millions of dollars) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018	March 31, 2017	December 31, 2017
As reported operating income	$	354	$	203	$	383
Impairments and other charges	265	—	385
Adjusted operating income (a)	$	619	$	203	$	768

(a)

Management believes that operating income adjusted for impairments
and other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and
December 31, 2017 is useful to investors to assess and understand
operating performance, especially when comparing those results with
previous and subsequent periods or forecasting performance for
future periods, primarily because management views the excluded
items to be outside of the company's normal operating results.
Management analyzes operating income without the impact of these
items as an indicator of performance, to identify underlying trends
in the business, and to establish operational goals. The adjustments
remove the effect of these items. Adjusted operating income is
calculated as: “As reported operating income” plus "Impairments and
other charges" for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and
December 31, 2017. There were no such charges for the three months
ended March 31, 2017.

FOOTNOTE TABLE 2 HALLIBURTON COMPANY Reconciliation of As Reported Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations to Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations (Millions of dollars and shares except per share data) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018	March 31, 2017
As reported income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to company	$	46	$	(32	)
Adjustments:
Impairments and other charges	265	—
Costs related to early extinguishment of debt	—	104
Total adjustments, before taxes (a)	265	104
Tax provision (benefit) (b)	47	(38	)
Total adjustments, net of taxes	$	312	$	66
Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to company	$	358	$	34
As reported diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (c)	878	867
Adjusted diluted weighted average common shares outstanding (c)	878	871
As reported income (loss) from continuing operations per diluted share (d)	$	0.05	$	(0.04	)
Adjusted income from continuing operations per diluted share (d)	$	0.41	$	0.04

(a)	Management believes that income (loss) from continuing operations adjusted for impairments and other charges and costs related to early extinguishment of debt is useful to investors to assess and understand operating performance, especially when comparing those results with previous and subsequent periods or forecasting performance for future periods, primarily because management views the excluded items to be outside of the company's normal operating results. Management analyzes income (loss) from continuing operations without the impact of these items as an indicator of performance, to identify underlying trends in the business and to establish operational goals. The adjustment removes the effect of these items. Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to company is calculated as: “As reported income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to company” plus "Total adjustments, net of taxes" for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017.
(b)	Represents $47 million of accrued taxes in Venezuela for the charge taken during the three months ended March 31, 2018.
(c)	As reported diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2017 excludes options to purchase four million shares of common stock as their impact would be antidilutive because Halliburton's reported income from continuing operations attributable to company was in a loss position during the period. When adjusting income from continuing operations attributable to company in the period for the adjustments discussed above, these shares become dilutive.
(d)	As reported income (loss) from continuing operations per diluted share is calculated as: "As reported income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to company" divided by "As reported diluted weighted average common shares outstanding." Adjusted income from continuing operations per diluted share is calculated as: "Adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to company" divided by "Adjusted diluted weighted average common shares outstanding."

HALLIBURTON COMPANY

Conference Call Details

Halliburton will host a conference call on Monday, April 23, 2018, to
discuss the first quarter 2018 financial results. The call will begin at
8:00 AM Central Time (9:00 AM Eastern Time).

Please visit the website to listen to the call live via webcast.
Interested parties may also participate in the call by dialing (888)
393-0263 within North America or (973) 453-2259 outside North America. A
passcode is not required. Attendees should log in to the webcast or dial
in approximately 15 minutes prior to the call’s start time.

A replay of the conference call will be available on Halliburton’s
website for seven days following the call. Also, a replay may be
accessed by telephone at (855) 859-2056 within North America or (404)
537-3406 outside of North America, using the passcode 9999338.

Contacts

For Investors:
Lance Loeffler, 281-871-2688
Halliburton,
Investor Relations
[email protected]
or
For
Media:
Emily Mir, 281-871-2601
Halliburton, Public
Relations
[email protected]

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