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Halliburton cuts more jobs as fracking hit worst in oil downturn
2015-10-19 23:55:27| Energy - Topix.net
Halliburton cut another 2,000 jobs in the past month as the worst oil market slump in decades saps demand for work at the world's largest provider of fracking services. The Houston-based company said the first quarter of next year may represent the lowest point for its North American profit margin as customers start fresh with new spending budgets for 2016 and tap Halliburton's pressure-pumping expertise to start new wells.
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