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Halliburton ranks No. 306 on FORTUNE's list of the World's Largest Companies
(Fortune) -- Halliburton (Charts) ranks no. 306 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $21.0 billion in revenues, up 2.6% from the previous year. The Houston, Texas-based company was ranked no. 286 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $2.4 billion. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies. It took $13.7 billion in revenue just to make this year's list - up from $12.4 billion last year. And profits for the 500 companies jumped 30%. Total revenues for the Global 500 in 2006 add up to $18.9 trillion, a third of the world's GDP. In the Oil and Gas Services industry, the world's biggest companies are: Schlumberger Limited (Charts), ranked no. 477 on the Global 500 with $14.3 billion in revenues. The Global 500 list is an annual ranking of the world's largest corporations by revenues. Next: Full list: 2006 Global 500 at http://money.cnn.com/global500 Plus: See Halliburton's Global 500 details, including financial stats and contact information. Europe's top 50 Asia's top 50 |
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