You introduced the fact that Halliburton did the work before - In a way that actually strengthens the case for awarding them the work now.
Funny thing is, you hear figures thrown about like the ones mentioned above and the initial reaction is amazement. But they are not - relatively speaking - Chairman of BP £3,000,000 bonus ($4,500,000); transfer fees for footballers; royalties paid to dead performers (Elvis Presleys earnings are around the $6,000,000 a year)
As someone came out with down the pub the other night:
"World's gone mad, the world's best rapper is a white guy, the world's best golfer is a black guy, the French are accusing the Americans of arrogance, and the Germans are refusing to go to war."