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Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) announced today at a regional energy conference in the Kingdom of Bahrain the opening of a corporate headquarters office in the United Arab Emirates.  Halliburton Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Dave Lesar will move to Dubai to lead the company’s efforts in growing Halliburton’s business in the Eastern Hemisphere, an important market for the global oil and gas industry.

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Democratic lawmakers, led by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., accused the company of dodging taxes and called the move "corporate greed at its worst." How much will Halliburton save in U.S. taxes?Not much, for the time being. Halliburton's headquarters has moved, but the company is still incorporated in Delaware and remains subject to U.S. law and taxes.