Brown & Root was one of the leading well fire frighter firms in Texas for years
I can understand hiring them to control the well fires anywhere in the country

The Journal, however, quoted Bechtel spokesman Jonathan Marshall as saying “we are interested in participating in this”.

Halliburton’s Kellogg Brown & Root has already won a contract to oversee any firefighting operations at Iraqi oilfields after any U.S.-led invasion, a U.S. Defense Department told Reuters on Thursday. Vice President Dick Cheney served as Halliburton’s chief executive officer from 1995 to 2000.

Halliburton shares closed on Friday at $20.66 on the New York Stock Exchange, while Fluor ended at $30.21.