STEINHAUSEN, Switzerland (AP) _ Transocean Ltd. (RIG) on Monday reported a loss of $51 million in its fourth quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Steinhausen, Switzerland-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 43 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 31 cents per share.

The offshore oil and gas drilling contractor posted revenue of $792 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $821.3 million.

For the year, the company reported that its loss narrowed to $1.25 billion, or $2.05 per share. Revenue was reported as $3.09 billion.

The company's shares closed at $4.53. A year ago, they were trading at $8.93.

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