First Quarter financial summary
| (in thousands of $) | Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | % Change |
| Net income attributable to | 83,578 | 8,197 | 920% |
| Total operating revenues | 137,554 | 62,502 | 120% |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 105,576 | 40,936 | 158% |
| Golar's share of contractual debt 1 | 2,705,245 | 1,494,615 | 81% |
Recent highlights
Golar LNG Limited (“Golar” or “the Company”) reports Q1 2026 net income attributable to Golar of$84 million inclusive of$37 million of non-cash items1, Adjusted EBITDA1 of$106 million and TotalGolar Cash 1 of$1.0 billion .
- FLNG Hilli offloaded 150th cargo.
- FLNG Gimi overproduced 19% compared to contractual committed volume.
- MKII construction on time and on budget.
Southern Energy S.A. (“SESA”) and Securing Energy forEurope (“SEFE”) sign an 8-year LNG supply agreement for up to two million tonnes of LNG per annum, commencing 2027.
- Commercial pipeline expanding and advancing at pace following recent
Middle East events. Target to order 4th FLNG within 2026.
- Divested non-core investment in OLT Offshore Toscana S.p.A. and exited remaining FSRU Operation and Maintenance contract.
- Goldman Sachs engaged to evaluate strategic alternatives for the Company.
- Declared dividend of
$0.25 per share for the quarter, payable onJune 10, 2026 , to shareholders of record onJune 1, 2026 . 101.8 million shares issued and outstanding as ofMarch 31, 2026 .
CEO Comment
“Q1 saw solid operational performance with continued 100% economic uptime for the FLNG Hilli and strong operational performance from the FLNG Gimi producing 19% more than the contractual committed volume. The MKII FLNG under conversion progressed according to budget and schedule during the quarter.
Geopolitical events continuing in
Summary and review of financial results
Business Performance(3)
| 2026 | 2025 | ||
| Jan-Mar | Oct-Dec | Jan - Mar | |
| (in thousands of $) | Total | Total | Total |
| Net income | 101,804 | 23,148 | 12,939 |
| Income tax expense | 923 | 1,901 | 179 |
| Net income before income taxes | 102,727 | 25,049 | 13,118 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 16,305 | 12,203 | 12,638 |
| Unrealized (gain)/loss on oil and gas derivative instruments | (33,501) | 20,553 | 25,001 |
| Other non-operating income | (3,314) | — | — |
| Interest income | (10,319) | (10,926) | (8,699) |
| Interest expense, net | 24,380 | 23,636 | — |
| (Gains)/losses on derivative instruments, net | (3,587) | (2,269) | 6,795 |
| Other financial items, net | 1,409 | 11,412 | 2,292 |
| Net income from equity method investments | 1,213 | 1,032 | (10,209) |
| Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income 1 | 10,263 | 10,314 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 105,576 | 91,004 | 40,936 |
| 2026 | |||||
| Jan-Mar | |||||
| (in thousands of $) | FLNG | Corporate and other | Total Segment Reporting | Elimination | Consolidated Reporting |
| Liquefaction services revenue | 56,222 | — | 56,222 | — | 56,222 |
| Sales-type lease revenue | 49,977 | — | 49,977 | — | 49,977 |
| Vessel management fees and other revenues | 25,628 | 5,727 | 31,355 | — | 31,355 |
| Vessel operating expenses | (36,662) | (2,070) | (38,732) | — | (38,732) |
| Administrative expenses | (347) | (12,338) | (12,685) | — | (12,685) |
| Project development expenses | (2,759) | 87 | (2,672) | — | (2,672) |
| Realized gain on oil and gas derivative instruments (2) | 9,683 | — | 9,683 | — | 9,683 |
| Other operating income/(loss) | 2,425 | (260) | 2,165 | — | 2,165 |
| Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income 1 | 10,263 | — | 10,263 | (10,263) | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 114,430 | (8,854) | 105,576 | (10,263) | 95,313 |
| 2025 | |||||
| Oct-Dec | |||||
| (in thousands of $) | FLNG | Corporate and other | Total Segment Reporting | Elimination | Consolidated Reporting |
| Liquefaction services revenue | 58,623 | — | 58,623 | — | 58,623 |
| Sales-type lease revenue | 44,536 | — | 44,536 | — | 44,536 |
| Vessel management fees and other revenues | 23,325 | 6,328 | 29,653 | — | 29,653 |
| Vessel operating expenses | (42,217) | (9,894) | (52,111) | — | (52,111) |
| Administrative expenses | 95 | (5,354) | (5,259) | — | (5,259) |
| Project development expenses | (2,235) | (785) | (3,020) | — | (3,020) |
| Realized gain on oil and gas derivative instruments (2) | 11,856 | — | 11,856 | — | 11,856 |
| Other operating gain/(loss) | 2,143 | (5,731) | (3,588) | — | (3,588) |
| Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income 1 | 10,314 | — | 10,314 | (10,314) | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 106,440 | (15,436) | 91,004 | (10,314) | 80,690 |
| 2025 | |||
| Jan-Mar | |||
| (in thousands of $) | FLNG | Corporate and other | Total |
| Total operating revenues | 55,688 | 6,814 | 62,502 |
| Vessel operating expenses | (18,785) | (9,685) | (28,470) |
| Administrative expenses | (588) | (8,999) | (9,587) |
| Project development expenses | (2,351) | (968) | (3,319) |
| Realized gain on oil and gas derivative instruments (2) | 21,213 | — | 21,213 |
| Other operating income | — | (1,403) | (1,403) |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 55,177 | (14,241) | 40,936 |
(2) The line item “Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil and gas derivative instruments” in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations relates to income from the FLNG Hilli Liquefaction Tolling Agreement (“LTA”) and the natural gas derivative which is split into: “Realized gain on oil and gas derivative instruments” and “Unrealized (loss)/gain on oil and gas derivative instruments”.
Golar reports today Q1 2026 net income of
The
- TTF and Brent oil linked derivative instruments’ unrealized mark-to-market (“MTM”) gains of
$34 million ; and
$3 million MTM gain on interest rate swaps.
During Q1 2026, we recognized a total of
$4 million realized gain on the Brent oil linked derivative instrument; and
$6 million realized gain in respect of fees for the TTF linked production.
A total of
$30 million gain on the Brent oil linked derivative asset; and
$4 million gain on the TTF linked natural gas derivative asset.
Corporate/Other
Operating revenues and costs under corporate and other items in Q1 2026 are attributable to one FSRU Operation and Maintenance agreement in respect of the Italis LNG. This contract concluded in
Balance sheet and liquidity
Total
Asset under development of
Recent key financial transactions and updates
In
Golar also entered into a shareholder's agreement for a 10% equity interest in San Matías
In
Liquefaction projects overview
In aggregate, across FLNG Hilli and FLNG Gimi, we have 5.1MTPA of liquefaction capacity on the water, a further 3.5MTPA currently under conversion and long-lead items for a fourth unit reserved.
FLNG Hilli
Maintained leading operational track record, offloading her 150th cargo in April and 152nd cargo this week.
The existing contract in
Key commercial terms for FLNG Hilli’s 20-year agreement with SESA in
There is significant potential for liquidity to be released through debt refinancing alternatives for FLNG Hilli on the back of the existing contractual debt1 of
FLNG Gimi
FLNG Gimi has offloaded 33 cargoes and production remains ahead of schedule. Reflecting this, the Q1 invoiced day rate was 19% above the contractual day rate. Any over or under production has a pro-rata impact on the earnings of the unit, and performance and compensation for volumes over or under the contractual committed volume is assessed and paid monthly. FLNG Gimi continues to reliably produce at volumes that on an annualized basis would significantly surpass its contractual committed volumes of 2.4MTPA. It is however important to reiterate that the throughput of any liquefaction plant is sensitive to gas quality and ambient temperatures. Throughput variation between winter and summer months should therefore be expected, with colder ambient temperatures during the recent winter benefiting production levels. Production over the coming two quarters will likely be lower. That said, based on operations to date and commodity prices that incentivize maximum production, we continue to expect FLNG Gimi to produce above her contracted volumes on an annual average basis.
Golar owns 70% of FLNG Gimi, and the Company’s share of the net earnings backlog1 for the 20-year contract duration is expected to be approximately
The Company continues to actively engage with the GTA partners to identify and develop value enhancing initiatives for the GTA project to further improve the project’s unit economics, including potential for further debottlenecking of the FLNG Gimi nameplate capacity and field operating cost optimizations.
Of the
MKII FLNG 3.5MTPA conversion
Conversion work at CIMC Raffles yard remains on schedule and on budget. All major long-lead items have either arrived at the yard, are in transit or under control; fabrication is at near peak levels of activity and over 10 million work hours have been completed. Upon completion in Q4 2027, the FLNG unit will then sail to
The 20-year contract of the MKII FLNG is expected to deliver
SESA is a company formed to enable LNG exports from
Golar’s 10% ownership of SESA provides additional commodity exposure. Once both FLNG Hilli and the MKII FLNG are operational in
Building on a Heads of Agreement signed in
A dedicated pipeline from Vaca Muerta, Neuquen to the Gulf of San Matías, offshore
FLNG business development
Golar’s FLNG offering is becoming increasingly compelling in a more energy-constrained and geopolitically uncertain world. The combination of monetizing stranded and competitive gas reserves, attractive liquefaction capex, operational flexibility, speed to market, and typically shorter shipping distances that avoid contested maritime routes underpins this advantage. As the world’s only independent provider of FLNG-as-a-service, Golar also enables oil majors and national oil companies to reduce their capital intensity. Offtakers and resource owners are keen to diversify sources of supply following events in the
Investor conference call and webcast
We will host a conference call to discuss our financial and operating results for the first quarter 2026 on
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Non-GAAP measures
In addition to disclosing financial results in accordance with
This report also contains certain forward-looking non-GAAP measures for which we are unable to provide a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measures because certain information needed to reconcile those non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is dependent on future events some of which are outside of our control, such as oil and gas prices and exchange rates, as such items may be significant. Non-GAAP measures in respect of future events which cannot be reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measure are calculated in a manner which is consistent with the accounting policies applied to Golar’s unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.
These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures and financial results calculated in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP measures are not uniformly defined by all companies and may not be comparable with similarly titled measures and disclosures used by other companies. The reconciliations as at
| Non-GAAP measure | Closest equivalent US GAAP measure | Adjustments to reconcile to primary financial statements prepared under US GAAP | Rationale for adjustments |
| Performance measures | |||
| Adjusted EBITDA | Net income/(loss) | +/- Income taxes + Depreciation and amortization + Impairment of long-lived assets +/- Unrealized (gain)/loss on oil and gas derivative instruments +/- Other non-operating (income)/losses +/- Net financial (income)/expense +/- Net (income)/losses from equity method investments +/- Net loss/(income) from discontinued operations + Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income | Increases the comparability of total business performance from period to period and against the performance of other companies by excluding the results of our equity investments, removing the impact of unrealized movements on embedded derivatives, depreciation, impairment charge, financing costs, tax items, discontinued operations and including sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income. |
| Liquidity measures1 | |||
| Contractual debt | Total debt (current and non-current), net of deferred financing costs | +/-Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) consolidation adjustments +/-Deferred financing costs | During the year, we consolidate a lessor VIE for our Hilli sale and leaseback facility. This means that on consolidation, our contractual debt is eliminated and replaced with the lessor VIE debt. Contractual debt represents our debt obligations under our various financing arrangements before consolidating the lessor VIE. The measure enables investors and users of our financial statements to assess our liquidity, identify the split of our debt (current and non-current) based on our underlying contractual obligations and aid comparability with our competitors. |
| Total Golar cash | Golar cash based on GAAP measures: + Cash and cash equivalents + Restricted cash (current and non-current) | -VIE restricted cash | We consolidate a lessor VIE for our sale and leaseback facility. This means that on consolidation, we include restricted cash held by the lessor VIE. Total Management believes that this measure enables investors and users of our financial statements to assess our liquidity and aids comparability with our competitors. |
| Adjusted interest expense | Interest expense, net | +/-Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”) consolidation adjustments +Capitalized deemed interest -Deferred financing costs amortization | During the year, we consolidate a lessor VIE for our Hilli sale and leaseback facility. This means that on consolidation, our contractual debt interest expense is eliminated and replaced with the lessor VIE debt interest expense. Adjusted interest expense removes the effects of VIE consolidation, adjusted for capitalized deemed interest on qualifying assets and deferred financing costs amortization. Management believes this measure provides useful supplemental information to investors by enhancing period-over-period and peer comparability and facilitating an assessment of our capital structure. |
(1) Please refer to reconciliation below for Golar’s share of contractual debt
Adjusted EBITDA backlog: This is a non-GAAP financial measure and represents the share of contracted fee income for executed contracts less forecasted operating expenses for these contracts/agreements. Adjusted EBITDA backlog should not be considered as an alternative to net income / (loss) or any other measure of our financial performance calculated in accordance with
Non-cash items: Non-cash items comprised of impairment of long-lived assets, release of prior year contract underutilization liability, mark-to-market (“MTM”) movements on our TTF and Brent oil linked derivatives, listed equity securities and interest rate swaps (“IRS”) which relate to the unrealized component of the gains/(losses) on oil and gas derivative instruments, unrealized MTM (losses)/gains on investment in listed equity securities, gains on derivative instruments, net, and gain/(loss) on debt extinguishment.
Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income: Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income represents the lease receivable principal amortization component of the total amounts invoiced under the FLNG Gimi sales-type lease which commenced in
Abbreviations used:
FLNG: Floating Liquefaction Natural Gas vessel
FSRU:
MMBtu: Million British Thermal Units
MTPA: Million Tons Per Annum
Reconciliations - Liquidity Measures
Total
| (in thousands of $) | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,007,085 | 1,151,221 | 521,434 |
| Restricted cash (current and non-current) | 53,889 | 64,196 | 172,879 |
| Less: VIE restricted cash | (15,721) | (11,429) | (16,745) |
| Total | 1,045,253 | 1,203,988 | 677,568 |
Contractual Debt
| (in thousands of $) | |||
| Total debt (current and non-current) net of deferred financing costs | 2,726,664 | 2,758,024 | 1,418,816 |
| VIE consolidation adjustments | 288,313 | 283,886 | 251,728 |
| Deferred financing costs | 44,643 | 47,013 | 20,946 |
| Total Contractual Debt | 3,059,620 | 3,088,923 | 1,691,490 |
| Less: Keppel’s share of the Gimi debt | (354,375) | (360,000) | (196,875) |
| Golar’s share of Contractual Debt | 2,705,245 | 2,728,923 | 1,494,615 |
Please see Appendix A for the repayment profile for Golar’s Contractual Debt.
Adjusted interest expense
| 2026 | 2025 | 2025 | |
| (in thousands of $) | Jan-Mar | Oct-Dec | Jan-Mar |
| Interest expense, net | 24,381 | 23,636 | — |
| Capitalized deemed interest on qualifying assets | 19,341 | 17,521 | 14,675 |
| VIE consolidation adjustments (1) | 6,614 | 7,054 | 7,067 |
| Deferred financing costs | (2,370) | (2,427) | (964) |
| Adjusted interest expense | 47,966 | 45,784 | 20,778 |
| Less: Keppel’s share of the Gimi debt interest expense | (5,637) | (4,490) | (4,424) |
| Golar’s share of adjusted interest expense | 42,329 | 41,294 | 16,354 |
(1) This represents the difference between the VIE debt and our contractual debt
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which reflect management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about its operations. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities and events that will, should, could or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Words such as “if,” “subject to,” “believe,” “assuming,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “could,” “would,” “predict,” “propose,” “continue,” or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Unless legally required, Golar undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include but are not limited to:
- our ability to fulfill our obligations under our commercial agreements, including the Liquefaction Tolling Agreement (the “LTA”) for the FLNG Hilli Episeyo (“FLNG Hilli”) and the 20-year Lease and Operate Agreement (the “LOA”) for the FLNG Gimi (“FLNG Gimi”);
- our ability to perform under our agreements with
Southern Energy S.A. (“SESA”) for the deployment of FLNG Hilli and MKII FLNG (“MKII FLNG”) inArgentina , including the timely completion of redeployment, conversion and commissioning activities, as well as SESA’s ability to meet its commitments to us;
- our ability to complete the MKII conversion and FLNG Hilli refurbishment in a timely manner and within budget;
- any failure of shipyards to comply with work standards, project schedules, performance specifications or agreed prices;
- an increase in tax liabilities in the jurisdictions where we are currently operating, have previously operated or expect to operate;
- our ability to obtain additional financing or refinance existing debt on acceptable terms or at all;
- the outcome and timing of the Company’s strategic review process, including the possibility that the review may not result in any transaction, strategic alternative, or other outcome; the potential for disruption to operations, commercial activities, financings or relationships during the review process; the ability to identify and execute transactions or structural alternatives that enhance shareholder value or accelerate the FLNG growth pipeline; market, regulatory, financing, and counterparty conditions affecting any potential transaction; and costs, opportunity costs, management distraction, or other uncertainties associated with the process;
- global economic trends, competition, and geopolitical risks, including actions by the
U.S. government, trade tensions or conflicts such as those between theU.S. andChina or theU.S. andIran , related sanctions, and the potential effects of anyRussia -Ukraine orU.S. -Iran peace settlement on liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) supply and demand;
- continuing volatility in the global financial markets, including commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, interest rates and global trade policy;
- changes in general domestic and international political conditions, particularly where we operate, or where we seek to operate;
- changes in our ability to retrofit vessels as FLNGs, including the availability of donor vessels to purchase, lead times for critical components and the time it takes to build new vessels;
- any material decline or prolonged weakness in tolling rates for FLNGs;
- any failure of our contract counterparties to comply with their agreements with us or other key project stakeholders;
- continuing uncertainty resulting from potential future claims from our counterparties of purported force majeure under contractual arrangements, including our future projects and other contracts to which we are a party;
- our ability to close potential future transactions in relation to equity interests in our vessels or to monetize our remaining investments on a timely basis or at all;
- increases in operating costs as a result of inflation or trade policy, including salaries and wages, insurance, crew and related costs, repairs and maintenance and spares;
- claims made or losses incurred in connection with our continuing obligations;
- the ability of certain parties to meet their respective obligations to us, including indemnification obligations;
- changes to rules and regulations applicable to FLNGs or other parts of the natural gas and LNG supply chain;
- rules on climate-related disclosures promulgated by the
European Union , including but not limited to disclosure of certain climate-related risks and financial impacts, as well as greenhouse gas emissions;
- actions taken by regulatory authorities that may prohibit the access of FLNGs to various ports and locations; and
- other factors listed from time to time in registration statements, reports or other materials that we have filed with or furnished to the Commission, including our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2025 , filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“U.S. SEC”) onMarch 26, 2026 (the “2025 Annual Report”).
As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required by law.
Responsibility Statement
We confirm that, to the best of our knowledge, the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three months ended
The Board of Directors
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