Halliburton Adds Jobs as Onshore Boom Lifts Profit
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Halliburton Co., the biggest provider of land-based oilfield services in the U.S., added 1,700 jobs in the second quarter as gains in onshore drilling spurred an 83 percent jump in profit.
New hires increased Houston-based Halliburton’s workforce by about 3 percent, according to company spokeswoman Cathy Mann, and followed the addition of 1,200 jobs in the first quarter. Net income surged to $480 million, or 53 cents a share, as gains in onshore business cushioned the impact of BP Plc’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Halliburton said today in a statement.