HOUSTON (AP) _ Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $637 million.

The Houston-based company said it had net income of 28 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 27 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 26 cents per share.

The oil and natural gas pipeline and storage company posted revenue of $4.43 billion in the period.

For the year, the company reported profit of $1.78 billion, or 78 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $16.61 billion.

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