HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) _ Golar LNG Ltd. (GLNG) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $6.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had profit of 6 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 22 cents per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 10 cents per share.

The operator of carriers for natural gas shipping posted revenue of $115 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $114.7 million, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $114 million.

For the year, the company reported net income of $412.7 million, or $3.81 per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $441 million.

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