What the He-l is going on at Arbroath? Management claim everything is dandy but machinist’s standing around with no work, zero material In the yard, it’s looking bleak. It certainly can’t continue or be covered over for much longer.
HDBS
Fixed Cutter B-M left to Singapore HR quits.. Service Center B-M quits.. Now Supply Chain Manager Quits.. “Center Manager” Chase is a JOKE!!
Jeff How’d That Earnings Call Go Bud?
INVESTORS DUMP YOUR STOCK BUD. YOU NEED A NEW APPROACH.
Jeff Wants You 8 Hours in a Cube
Jeff doesn’t want you to make friends, he wants you to sit in your cube 5 days a week. Upper management have special privileges. Go ahead and leave, don’t stick around.
Down Goes Hal Stock
Headed back to $20 stock Jeff, shoulda sold bud. Reward your good employees better.
Halliburton layoffs
3 more frac crews layed off this morning Gore Nitrogen won more bids over Halliburton. Looks like field camp may be shut down soon
Horrible place to work.
If you have a chance to get away from Big Red, do it. If you can live without the severance pay, don't sign the agreement. That way you can speak your mind without looking behind your back everyday. Having gone through the last layoff was the best... — read more
Prepare yourself
Whether more cuts will happen next month or later in the year, everybody should know by now they're coming. The best way to stay sane is to be prepared. Start looking right now, even if you don't plan to leave unless you have to. Have a plan B AND a... — read more
Halliburton Layoffs
Cop car sitting out from of Duncan Manufacturing Layoffs happening this morning. Unit Test, Truck Shop and Maintenance Department getting hit this morning. More frac hands let go at Duncan Field Camp yesterday.
Halliburton layoffs
Halliburton just lost 80 percent of frac contracts to Gore Nitrogen. 3 frac crews and 1 cement crew walked out at Duncan field camp this morning.
Duncan Manufacturing
37 walked out of truck shop this morning!!!
Trump Pushed for Lower Gas Prices and Got Them. The Oil Industry is Paying the Price.
Trump Pushed for Lower Gas Prices and Got Them. The Oil Industry is Paying the Price. Jake Conley · Breaking Business News Reporter Updated Thu, February 26, 2026 at 3:45 AM MST During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President... — read more
Professionals
We need to unionize before its too late!
Wireline to be sold?
Heard a rumor that budgets have been drastically cut and Technology is barely functional. Rats have started abandoning the ship too. Any truth to this?
Trump to Miller: “You’ll be back”
Jeff Miller went to the White House on friday to meet with Trump and other oil execs. Miller said Halliburton would love to go back to Venezuela. Trump responded “you’ll be back”.
RIP FE/RDXT it was fun.
I'm the lead in this area and for the past month, we have had people visit in the hopes of getting repair work. The LTF is empty and we have no work. It was discovered that the repair work is being set up in a different area. My mother in-law got... — read more
Venezuela Oil
So US companies will be "rebuilding" the Venezuela oilfields. Are we going to "Drill baby drill?" Will this save HAL?
Halliburton Layoffs 2026
Anyone would care to chime in with a prediction about potential Halliburton layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
More closures
Was told that sperry Rotors and casing is shutting down both at the ends of December . Terrible timing but I guess they want to start 2026 with cleaner books.
Unless you're an SCMP
Don't bother, you're not moving up.
Finally Happened
Was presented with a red folder and escorted off North Belt Campus this morning. I worked as an advisor in Technology for many years. Sadly, I knew this was coming. Projects for next year have been frozen. I've been battling to get approvals just to... — read more
FE/SP facing slow times
I'm a lead in FE and was advised by the PGL that she has to let people go in January. She told me that she can't justify the headcount she has. No new orders are being pulled and the LTF has been erased.
dbs closing?
anyone know if dbs is closing? been hearing rumors from old coworkers there that its gone massively downhill? doing less than 350 bits a month now. we used to do 1200 on roller cone alone and that entire line is gone now!!
Brutal.
That’s the uk offshore workforce been hit with 10% reduction from our poor offshore dayrate. The following day my boss is telling me to stay vigilant at the well site despite the cut! For me it’s do the bare minimum to get by.
November
Where are the layoffs???
Halliburtons plan of saving $400 million next year
Idling equipment is going away what about our jobs ? Does this fall under their cost cutting measures ?
Arbroath Scotland
Is arbroath Scotland still the jewel in the crown all quiet there nowadays
How many of you still with the company vs moved on?
How many on here still working for the company vs moved on to another gig?
We are all tired of driving in Houston Traffic
This Houston traffic grind is rough, miss the work from home days lol.
Do you think Hal will ever Sell?
Do you think Hal is downsizing the business to sell?
Any Upcoming Layoffs?
Anyone hear any upcoming layoffs?
Jeff and Arthur Anderson were once a big happy family
Is Jeff’s past at Arthur Anderson bringing forth ideas about artificial inflation of earnings? Only time will tell.
Can a stock owner or employee question Halliburton’s way artificially inflated 3rd Quarter Results?
Can a stock owner or employee present or past question the validity of 3rd Quarter results? What options are there to discover if these results are legitimate?
Halliburton Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates on Solid North American Demand. Can Halliburton continue to “outperform” with less personnel and a demora
Can Halliburton continue to outperform and deliver pretty impressive results with less personnel and more anxiety in the work place
Holiday layoffs incoming through all areas
Work seems to be slowing down across all branches pack your bags and get ready for the boot.
Layoffs will start next week in Alvarado.
Tomorrow is Monday and a very important week at JRC. A PGL told me that layoffs will take place Thursday and Friday. If you work in FE/RXT and SP, get ready. You won't have a job next Monday. Serious business. Don't dismiss this. Don't say you... — read more
More tariffs, more uncertainties, and more layoffs
November through February is going to be challenging, unless our current administration stabilizes the market soon.