Halliburton Benefits in Third-Quarter 2010 from Boom in North American Oil and Gas Business

SUGAR LAND--October 19, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Buoyed by record quarterly revenues for its North American segment, energy services provider Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) (Houston, Texas) reported strong results for the third quarter of 2010, despite mostly flat results from the company's international segments. Net income for the quarter was reported to be $544 million, compared with $262 million for the same period last year.