crude oil (oil prices)
Demand Driver
Trends in oil and natural gas prices directly affect customer exploration, development, and production activity and thus demand for Halliburton's services and products.
Relevance 95·Dependency 90·Confidence 97
Source evidence
“The level of exploration, development, and production activity is directly affected by trends in oil and natural gas prices, which historically have been volatile and are likely to continue to be volatile.”
Natural gas prices, along with oil prices, drive customer capital spending and demand for Halliburton's services and products.
Relevance 95·Dependency 90·Confidence 97
Source evidence
“Any prolonged reductions of commodity prices or expectations of such reductions could have a material adverse effect on our business, consolidated results of operations, and consolidated financial condition.”
WTI crude oil
Demand Driver
Lower oil prices usually translate into lower customer E&P budgets and rig count; WTI averaged $65.46/bbl in 2025 vs $76.55 in 2024.
Relevance 92·Dependency 88·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Lower oil and natural gas prices usually translate into lower exploration and production budgets and lower rig count”
Major, national, and independent oil and natural gas companies
Customer Exposure
Virtually all revenue derives from oil and natural gas companies worldwide, tying results to upstream customer activity and spending.
Relevance 90·Dependency 85·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“We serve major, national, and independent oil and natural gas companies throughout the world”
crude oil
Revenue Exposure
Impairment assessments and outlook are sensitive to crude oil prices; 2026 expects oil supply to outpace demand and prices unlikely to rise.
Relevance 85·Dependency 75·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“we expect commodity prices are unlikely to rise”
Auditor procedures evaluated forecasted taxable income considering anticipated commodity prices, indicating earnings sensitivity to oil prices via customer activity.
Relevance 80·Dependency 75·Confidence 70
Source evidence
“by comparing to historical actuals while considering current and anticipated future commodity prices or market events”
geopolitical risk in oil-producing regions
Geopolitical Exposure
Operations in countries with unsettled political conditions expose revenue and profits to war, terrorism, civil unrest, currency controls, expropriation, and governmental actions.
Relevance 80·Dependency 70·Confidence 94
Source evidence
“our operations, revenue, and profits are subject to the adverse consequences of war, terrorism, civil unrest, strikes, currency controls, and governmental actions.”
Natural gas demand is forecast to strengthen in 2026 on LNG capacity expansion; gas-driven structural demand supports growth.
Relevance 80·Dependency 60·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“natural gas demand is forecasted to strengthen in 2026 as LNG capacity expands and consumption in key markets increases.”
New 2025 US tariffs caused approximately $89 million of incremental expense.
Relevance 78·Dependency 60·Confidence 95
Source evidence
“Due to new tariffs imposed during 2025 by the United States, the incremental expense was approximately $89 million.”
national oil companies
Customer Exposure
National oil companies primarily require long-term fixed-price integrated project management contracts, transferring cost over-run and liquidated damages risk to Halliburton.
Relevance 75·Dependency 60·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“Some of these contracts are required by our customers, primarily national oil companies.”
data centers
Demand Driver
Data center growth drives structural gas demand and VoltaGrid power generation collaboration (400 MW for 2028).
Relevance 75·Dependency 45·Confidence 92
Source evidence
“to support the development of data centers in the Eastern Hemisphere”
Data centers
Demand Driver
Data center power requirements impact North America natural gas supply/demand, a determinant of customer spending and Halliburton activity.
Relevance 72·Dependency 55·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“the impact on natural gas supply and demand in North America of electrification and data centers power requirements”
proppants (primarily sand)
Raw Material Dependency
Sand/proppants are a key raw material that can face supply constraints from high demand, supplier loss, or tariffs; HAL frequently supplies the proppant in fracturing operations.
Relevance 70·Dependency 65·Confidence 94
Source evidence
“Shortage of raw materials because of high levels of demand or loss of suppliers during market challenges or tariffs can trigger constraints in the supply chain of those raw materials, particularly where we have a relationship with a single supplier for a particular resource.”
Zeus electric fracturing systems
Technology Dependency
Roll-out of Zeus electric fracturing systems creates dependency on sufficient electric power and adequate infrastructure; constraints could materially adversely affect the business.
Relevance 65·Dependency 55·Confidence 88
Source evidence
“as we increase the roll-out of our Zeus electric fracturing systems, we might face challenges to source sufficient electric power or there might not be adequate infrastructure to support the operation of our systems.”
Oil supply growth
Demand Driver
2025 oil and gas markets impacted by non-OPEC supply growth, slower demand recovery, and OPEC+ production, shaping services demand.
Relevance 65·Dependency 50·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“global oil and natural gas markets remained impacted by non-OPEC supply growth, slower demand recovery in certain areas around the globe, OPEC+ production”
geopolitical risk
Revenue Exposure
Commodity price outlook is conditional on absence of geopolitical disruptions; Venezuela developments affect operations.
Relevance 65·Dependency 45·Confidence 85
Source evidence
“Absent geo-political disruptions, we expect commodity prices are unlikely to rise.”
raw material transportation (rail, storage, trucking)
Supplier Dependency
Many raw materials require rail, storage, and trucking services, which can constrain supply during high demand and raise costs if increases cannot be passed to customers.
Relevance 60·Dependency 55·Confidence 88
Source evidence
“Many of the raw materials essential to our business require the use of rail, storage, and trucking services to transport the materials to our job sites.”
energy transition / decarbonization
Demand Driver
Increased demand for alternative energy, electric vehicles, and decarbonization initiatives (including tax credits and subsidies for renewables) is listed as a factor affecting oil and gas prices and thus customer activity.
Relevance 60·Dependency 50·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“increased demand for alternative energy and use of electric vehicles, increased emphasis on decarbonization (including government initiatives, such as tax credits and government subsidies to promote the use of renewable energy sources), and public sentiment around alternatives to oil and natural gas.”
Middle East tensions
Demand Driver
Ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East impacted global oil and natural gas markets in 2025.
Relevance 60·Dependency 45·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East”
Russia-Ukraine conflict
Demand Driver
Ongoing geopolitical tensions including the Russia-Ukraine conflict impacted global oil and natural gas markets in 2025.
Relevance 60·Dependency 45·Confidence 90
Source evidence
“the continued impacts of the Russia-Ukraine conflict”
Income tax law (foreign tax credits)
Tax Exposure
Realizability of $3.6 billion gross deferred tax assets against a $0.9 billion valuation allowance depends on forecasted taxable income, notably foreign tax credits.
Relevance 55·Dependency 50·Confidence 85
Source evidence
“the Company had gross deferred tax assets of $3.6 billion and a related valuation allowance of $0.9 billion”