CORRECTED: Halliburton seeks investors, eyes $80 bln in projects

(Corrects spelling of Halliburton chief executive surname to Lesar) DUBAI (Reuters) - Halliburton (HAL.N) said on Tuesday it was looking for major investors to take a long-term stake in its eastern hemisphere operation and is eyeing around $80 billion in projects worldwide over the next five years.

"One of my goals would be to find a set of investors or investor interested in taking a longer-term investment in the company," Halliburton CEO Dave Lesar said, when asked if the global oil services firm was searching for major investors for its eastern hemisphere expansion.