HALLIBURTON NAMES MILTON CARROLL TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HOUSTON – Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) announced today that Milton Carroll, 56, has been named to the Company’s Board of Directors.  The appointment is effective December 6, 2006, and Carroll will be confirmed by the stockholders at the annual meeting in May 2007.

Carroll is currently Chairman of the Board, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) and Chairman of the Board of Health Care Service Corporation.  He also currently serves on the board of directors for Eagle Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGL) and DCP Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: DPM). 

Carroll is the founder and Chairman of Instrument Products, Inc., a Houston-based company formed in 1977, which specializes in manufacturing oil field equipment.  A Houston native, Carroll received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology from Texas Southern University.

Carroll joins current Halliburton board members Alan M. Bennett, James R. Boyd, Robert L. Crandall, Kenneth T. Derr, S. Malcolm Gillis, W. R. Howell, Ray L. Hunt, David J. Lesar, J. Landis Martin, Jay A. Precourt, and Debra L. Reed.

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 KBR. Visit the company’s World Wide Web site at www.halliburton.com.