Halliburton's Gulfstream G550 lands near Paris as Strait of Hormuz reopening stutters

Halliburton's Gulfstream G550, tail N235DX, was tracked flying from Canaan Field to a landing near Paris on June 24 after a six-hour, ten-minute flight. The aircraft had been active earlier in the week over the northeastern U.S. and Texas, logging trips between Connecticut, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

If aboard, Halliburton would arrive the same week that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz—following the U.S.-Iran deal—has hit logistical snags. Per CNN Business, hundreds of oil tankers stuck in the strait for months have accumulated thick layers of barnacles and marine gunk, requiring costly underwater cleaning before they can move. That delay complicates the supply-chain disruptions Halliburton's management cited during its first-quarter earnings call, where CEO Jeff Miller noted “manageable disruptions” in the Middle East and a shifting focus on energy security, as covered by Daily Political.

Paris is not a regular Halliburton destination in the briefing, but the company's international revenue—up 3% year-over-year to $3.3 billion in Q1, per Alphastreet—and its network of European/Africa operations make a stop in France plausible for coordination with regional clients or project managers. Recent flights show Halliburton's aircraft has been active across the U.S., consistent with a company monitoring both the North America rebound Miller called “early innings” and the messy, crustacean-delayed restart of Gulf oil flows.