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   Halliburton

   1988: Acquisition of Gearhart, which had previously acquired Geosource in 1985 ... In one of the many examples of abuse, Greenhouse said that military auditors caught Halliburton overcharging the Pentagon for fuel deliveries into Iraq.
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   Gearhart

   Although Gearhart had record revenues of $560 million in 1985, the money-losing habit of Geosource prevented a recovery. ... Also interestingly enough, Halliburton later also acquired the division of Smith International that was to have originally been combined with Gearhart's MWD division.
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   Geophysical Service Incorporated

   Halliburton also acquired GeoSource, a competing geophysical contractor (formerly Petty-Ray Geophysical), and attempted to merge the two companies.

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