Does Halliburton every take drilling proceeds or contracts as payment?
Halliburton does not drill for oil( unless they have recently started) as such. It provides equipment and in some cases contract crews but that is on a service contract usually on a simple time and materials basis. Halliburton is far more likely to have designed and built the drilling platform itself.
I completely misread your question. I am sure they may have at some time done that. I do know that Halliburton has taken equity positions in petro-chemical plants when the client has had trouble gaining financing on his own.