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Halliburton

Unauthorized Exports and Reexports

Date: 07/25/1995 (Date of Penalty Order)

Misconduct Type: Import/Export

Enforcement Agency: Commerce

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $2,610,000

Disposition: Fine

Synopsis: “On July 25, 1995, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement John Despres signed an order assessing a civil penalty of $2,610,000 against the Halliburton Company of Texas. The civil penalty was the largest fine imposed by the Department [of Commerce] for export violations, and was part of a global settlement related to unauthorized exports and reexports of oil field equipment made to Libya by two Halliburton subsidiaries, Halliburton Logging Services (HLS) and Halliburton Geophysical Services (HGS).” See related Halliburton misconduct instance "Criminal Unauthorized Exports and Reexports."