Halliburton Awarded Multibillion-Dollar Contract by YPF
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: 2 days ago
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Should l Buy HAL?
Halliburton announced it was awarded a multibillion-dollar contract by YPF to provide bundled unconventional completions services in the Vaca Muerta, one of the world's most prolific shale resources outside North America. The award, which resulted from a competitive process, establishes a dedicated, exclusive, and multi-year collaboration. Under the contract, Halliburton will utilize its ZEUS electric fracturing services in its first international deployment. The agreement also includes the OCTIV Auto Frac service, part of the OCTIV digital fracturing services operating environment that delivers consistent onsite execution while pumping.
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Analyst Views on HAL
Wall Street analysts forecast HAL stock price to fall
18 Analyst Rating
12 Buy
6 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 37.510
Low
28.00
Averages
32.31
High
39.00
Current: 37.510
Low
28.00
Averages
32.31
High
39.00
About HAL
Halliburton Company is a provider of products and services to the energy industry. It operates through two segments: Completion and Production and the Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment delivers cementing, stimulation, specialty chemicals, intervention, pressure control, artificial lift, and completion products and services. The segment consists of artificial lift, cementing, completion tools, pipeline and process services, production enhancement, and production solutions. The Drilling and Evaluation segment provides field and reservoir modeling, drilling fluids, evaluation and precise wellbore placement solutions that enable customers to model, measure, drill, and optimize their well construction activities. Its product service lines include Baroid, drill bits and services, Halliburton project management, landmark software and services, Sperry drilling, testing and subsea and wireline and perforating. It also provides advanced drilling automation solutions.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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