Halliburton leading contender in construction of British aircraft carriers: report
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Halliburton, the oil services giant once run by US Vice President Dick Cheney, has emerged as a leading contender to manage the construction of two British aircraft carriers, The Sunday Telegraph said.
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The U.S. Army is laying the groundwork to let Halliburton Co. keep several billion dollars paid for work in Iraq that Pentagon auditors say is questionable or unsupported by proper documentation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Halliburton, the Texas company once  run by Vice President Dick Cheney, has been given more than $10  billion worth of business in Iraq so far despite critical  audits and investigations into its work.
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Halliburton Co. , beset by controversy over its work in Iraq, plans to shed its KBR engineering and construction unit if the oilfield services company's share performance does not match its peers, it said on Thursday.
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Halliburton unit Kellogg Brown & Root was chosen by Britain to coordinate construction of two aircraft carriers worth $5.4 billion.
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The U.S. Air Force wants to postpone  until 2009 choosing either Boeing Co.  or a team led by  Northrop Grumman Corp.  to win a contract potentially  valued at $20 billion or more to supply air-to-air refueling  tankers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp  is teaming up with Oshkosh Truck Corp  in a bid to supply military vehicles in a contract that could be worth billions of dollars, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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The US Army is studying a possible compromise with Halliburton Co. that might allow the company to keep several billion dollars in disputed billings for work in Iraq, defense officials said on Friday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- The FBI has expanded its investigation of Halliburton&#39;s work in Iraq to determine if the Pentagon improperly awarded no-bid contracts, according to reports published Thursday.
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British Airways  is looking at merger opportunities that could create a trans-Atlantic super-carrier in response to a joint venture between Delta  and Air France , the Times said.
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Oil services company Halliburton Co   on Sunday said third-quarter net profit rose 19  percent, helped by a tax benefit, new international contracts  and higher activity from its customers.
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HOUSTON  - Oilfield services company HalliburtonCo.  on Wednesday said its KBR unit had settled alloutstanding issues with state-owned Brazilian oil companyPetrobras over the Barracuda-Caratinga project, which has beenplagued by delays and cost overruns.
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The Al-Qaeda network could stage a seaborne attack within the next 12 months, in a tactical strategy to drive maritime shipping costs and travel times to record highs, a British private defense firm said.
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Halliburton Co. , the world's second-largest oil services company, said on Monday second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street views, helped by new international contracts and stronger demand from its customers.
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NEW YORK, September 3 (New Ratings) - An internal investigation into Halliburton Co (HAL.NYS) reportedly revealed that the company had considered bribing Nigerian officials to win contracts a decade back.
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The U.S. ambassador to Kuwait and  other senior U.S. officials put pressure on Halliburton HAL.N  to award a contract to a Kuwaiti company suspected of  overcharging to bring fuel into Iraq, according to State  Department documents released on Wednesday.
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U.S. financial services firm GMAC is preparing to spearhead a bid for British mortgage lender Northern Rock , according to Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.