HOUSTON (AP) _ EOG Resources Inc. (EOG) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.99 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of $3.39. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $3.09 per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.21 per share.

The oil and gas company posted revenue of $6.04 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.85 billion.

For the year, the company reported net income of $4.66 billion, or $7.99 per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $18.64 billion.

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