Second Quarter financial summary
| (in thousands of $) | Q2 2026 | Q2 2025 | % Change | YTD 2026 | YTD 2025 | % Change |
| Net income attributable to | 38,265 | 15,639 | 145% | 121,843 | 23,836 | 411% |
| Total operating revenues | 130,479 | 75,673 | 72% | 268,033 | 138,175 | 94% |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 127,365 | 49,255 | 159% | 232,941 | 90,191 | 158% |
| Golar's share of contractual debt 1 | 2,681,568 | 2,048,873 | 31% | 2,681,568 | 2,048,873 | 31% |
Recent highlights
Golar LNG Limited (“Golar” or “the Company”) reports Q2 2026 net income attributable to Golar of$38 million inclusive of$29 million of non-cash items1, Adjusted EBITDA1 of$127 million and TotalGolar Cash 1 of$908 million , before the recently announced Revolving Credit Facility (“RCF”).
- Final Investment Decision for 4th FLNG: Signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) contract with
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited (“CIMC Raffles”) for a 3.5 MTPA MKII unit with a fully delivered cost of approximately$2.45 billion and improved payment terms compared to the FLNG Esperanza. The unit will be the world's earliest available FLNG capacity, with expected delivery by year end 2029. As part of the EPC an option for an incremental FLNG order is included.
- Entered into Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with
Seatrium Energy (Americas) Pte Ltd (“Seatrium”) securing a yard slot for potential incremental MKI or MKII order. - Closed
$600 million senior secured RCF with consortium of banks including ABN AMRO, Citibank, Danske Bank and Standard Chartered Bank. - FLNG Hilli: Ended its 8-year contract in
Cameroon with a 100% economic uptime since start-up, offloading 156 cargoes; currently repositioning toSingapore for modifications ahead of next 20-year contract commencing 2027. - FLNG Gimi: Strong operational performance, overproduced 15% compared to contractual committed volume.
- SESA officially named MKII under construction the FLNG Esperanza.
- FLNG Esperanza: Construction on time and on budget.
Southern Energy S.A. (“SESA”) has received strong interest from offtakers for sale of production volume. San MatíasPipeline S.A. (“SMP”) awarded EPC contract for construction of ~ 500km pipeline.- Concluded legacy Operation and Maintain (“O&M”) contract in respect of the FSRU Italis LNG (former Golar Tundra).
- Declared dividend of
$0.25 per share for the quarter, payable onSeptember 2, 2026 , to shareholders of record onAugust 24, 2026 . 102.1 million shares issued and outstanding as ofJune 30, 2026 .
CEO Comment
“We are pleased to announce the ordering of Golar’s 4th FLNG. We believe this order, combining the world’s earliest available FLNG delivery and Golar’s operational track record, is well positioned to provide prospective clients with an attractive gas monetization solution, whilst driving value for Golar. This order strengthens Golar’s position as the market leading owner of FLNGs, increasing our controlled liquefaction capacity by 41% to above 12 MTPA, with potential to increase our earnings potential by ~50% if chartered at similar terms to its sister vessel the FLNG Esperanza.
Operationally we are very pleased to have completed Hilli’s initial contract with a market leading 100% uptime throughout the 8-year contract. We would like to thank our project partners SNH and
Summary and review of financial results
Business Performance (3)
| 2026 | 2025 | ||
| Apr-Jun | Jan-Mar | Apr - Jun | |
| (in thousands of $) | Total | Total | Total |
| Net income | 55,835 | 101,804 | 30,779 |
| Income tax expense | 1,724 | 923 | 439 |
| Net income before income taxes | 57,559 | 102,727 | 31,218 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 14,249 | 16,305 | 12,206 |
| Unrealized loss/(gain) on oil and gas derivative instruments | 38,126 | (33,501) | 34,816 |
| Other non-operating loss/(income) | 2,656 | (3,314) | (29,981) |
| Interest income | (9,118) | (10,319) | (5,823) |
| Interest expense, net | 22,169 | 24,380 | — |
| (Gains)/losses on derivative instruments, net | (6,888) | (3,587) | 3,843 |
| Other financial items, net | 1,457 | 1,409 | 973 |
| Net income from equity method investments | (3,395) | 1,213 | (78) |
| Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income 1 | 10,550 | 10,263 | 2,081 |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 127,365 | 105,576 | 49,255 |
| 2026 | |||||
| Apr-Jun | |||||
| (in thousands of $) | FLNG | Corporate and other | Total Segment Reporting | Elimination | Consolidated Reporting |
| Liquefaction services revenue | 55,565 | — | 55,565 | — | 55,565 |
| Sales-type lease revenue | 48,349 | — | 48,349 | — | 48,349 |
| Vessel management fees and other revenues | 25,329 | 1,236 | 26,565 | — | 26,565 |
| Vessel operating expenses | (41,387) | (779) | (42,166) | — | (42,166) |
| Administrative expenses | (95) | (9,217) | (9,312) | — | (9,312) |
| Project development expenses | (1,719) | (89) | (1,808) | — | (1,808) |
| Realized gain on oil and gas derivative instruments (2) | 37,359 | — | 37,359 | — | 37,359 |
| Other operating income/(loss) | 2,329 | (66) | 2,263 | — | 2,263 |
| Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income 1 | 10,550 | — | 10,550 | (10,550) | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 136,280 | (8,915) | 127,365 | (10,550) | 116,815 |
| 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 | |||||
| Apr-Jun | |||||
| (in thousands of $) | FLNG | Corporate and other | Total Segment Reporting | Elimination | Consolidated Reporting |
| Liquefaction services revenue | 56,512 | — | 56,512 | — | 56,512 |
| Sales-type lease revenue | 8,219 | — | 8,219 | — | 8,219 |
| Vessel management fees and other revenues | 4,381 | 6,561 | 10,942 | — | 10,942 |
| Vessel operating expenses | (26,472) | (5,795) | (32,267) | — | (32,267) |
| Administrative expenses | (60) | (6,412) | (6,472) | — | (6,472) |
| Project development expenses | (4,162) | (1,607) | (5,769) | — | (5,769) |
| Realized gain on oil and gas derivative instruments (2) | 16,234 | — | 16,234 | — | 16,234 |
| Other operating loss | — | (225) | (225) | — | (225) |
| Sales-type lease receivable in excess of interest income 1 | 2,081 | — | 2,081 | (2,081) | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA 1 | 56,733 | (7,478) | 49,255 | (2,081) | 47,174 |
(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 Q2 2026 net income of
The
- TTF and Brent oil linked derivative instruments’ unrealized mark-to-market (“MTM”) losses of
$38 million ;
$7 million MTM gain on interest rate swaps; and a
$2 million gain on sale of non-core investments.
During Q2 2026, we recognized a total of
$26 million realized gain on the Brent oil linked derivative instrument; and a
$11 million realized gain in respect of fees for the TTF linked production.
A total of
$26 million loss on the Brent oil linked derivative asset; and a
$12 million loss on the TTF linked natural gas derivative asset.
Corporate/Other
Operating revenues and costs under corporate and other items in Q2 2026 are attributable to the Italis LNG FSRU O&M agreement that concluded on
Balance sheet and liquidity
Total
Asset under development of
Recent key financial transactions and updates
On
Golar has also entered into a LOI with Seatrium securing incremental FLNG yard capacity for a MKI or MKII FLNG.
To secure attractive delivery dates for potential incremental FLNG orders Golar has secured long lead equipment reservation slots and is advancing discussions for incremental LNGC conversion candidates.
Liquefaction projects overview
In aggregate, across FLNG Hilli and FLNG Gimi, we have 5.1 MTPA of liquefaction capacity on the water, 3.5 MTPA currently under conversion and a recently executed EPC contract for a further 3.5 MTPA. At over 12 MTPA in total, this makes Golar the world’s largest owner of FLNG capacity.
FLNG Hilli
Maintained leading operational track record, offloading her 156th and final Cameroonian cargo on
Of the
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 our current sale and leaseback contractual debt1 of
FLNG Gimi
FLNG Gimi has offloaded 41 cargoes and production remains ahead of schedule. Reflecting this, the Q2 2026 invoiced day rate was 15% above the contractual day rate. During the quarter the FLNG also completed its first full year of commercial operations. Production exceeded the contractual annual target and retainage improved further to market leading liquefaction levels, providing more LNG output for our clients. Liquefaction performance is sensitive to ambient conditions and will likely be lower in the summer months comprising Q3, before improving as the weather cools into winter. We expect FLNG Gimi to produce above her contracted volumes on an annual average basis.
Golar owns 70% of FLNG Gimi, and the Company’s expected share of the net earnings backlog1, excluding any over-production-related earnings, for the remaining 19-year contract duration is expected to be approximately
The Company continues to develop value enhancing initiatives for the GTA project to further improve the project’s unit economics.
Of the
FLNG Esperanza
Conversion work on the 3.5 MTPA FLNG Esperanza at CIMC Raffles yard remains on schedule and on budget. Over 15 million work hours have been performed and the midsection that will house the liquefaction units is now complete. Ahead of topside equipment installation, this 85-metre by 62-metre structure will be inserted between the existing bow and stern sections of the Moss-type vessel which has been sliced in half. Upon completion in Q4 2027, the FLNG will then sail to
The contract for FLNG Esperanza with SESA 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 Esperanza are operational in
Building on the executed 8-year agreement with Securing Energy for
San Matías
FLNG Four: 3.5 MTPA MKII conversion
In
FLNG business development
Development of long-term charter interest for our FLNG growth pipeline is advancing, with detailed negotiations with prospective clients. Geopolitical disruption to key LNG suppliers drives focus on time to market, energy security and geographical diversification of LNG supply. With our 4th FLNG confirmed for 2029 delivery we now offer the world’s earliest available FLNG capacity. Further options for incremental FLNG units at both CIMC Raffles and Seatrium enables scalability and continued commercial development with multiple interested charterparties that seek proven operations, efficient time to market and the flexibility FLNG deployment offers. We continue to target long-term charters for monetization of attractive gas reserves. Ongoing discussions have economics in line with our latest announced charter contracts, with adjustments catering for geographical and project characteristics. Increasing adoption of FLNGs globally has increased the geographical opportunity set.
Investor conference call and webcast
We will host a conference call to discuss our financial and operating results for the second quarter 2026 on
About
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, gain/(loss) on debt extinguishment and gains/(losses) on disposals of investments.
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 | 870,474 | 1,151,221 | 783,427 |
| Restricted cash (current and non-current) | 37,987 | 64,196 | 123,874 |
| Less: VIE restricted cash | (33) | (11,429) | (16,466) |
| Total | 908,428 | 1,203,988 | 890,835 |
Contractual Debt
| (in thousands of $) | |||
| Total debt (current and non-current) net of deferred financing costs | 2,675,419 | 2,758,024 | 1,948,455 |
| VIE consolidation adjustments | 312,611 | 283,886 | 261,444 |
| Deferred financing costs | 42,288 | 47,013 | 31,474 |
| Total Contractual Debt | 3,030,318 | 3,088,923 | 2,241,373 |
| Less: Keppel’s share of the Gimi debt | (348,750) | (360,000) | (192,500) |
| Golar’s share of Contractual Debt | 2,681,568 | 2,728,923 | 2,048,873 |
Please see Appendix A for the repayment profile for Golar’s Contractual Debt.
Adjusted interest expense
| 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | |
| (in thousands of $) | Apr-Jun | Jan-Mar | Apr-Jun |
| Interest expense, net | 22,169 | 24,381 | — |
| Capitalized deemed interest on qualifying assets | 20,921 | 19,341 | 17,740 |
| VIE consolidation adjustments (1) | 6,695 | 6,614 | 6,628 |
| Deferred financing costs | (2,355) | (2,370) | (1,112) |
| Adjusted interest expense | 47,430 | 47,966 | 23,256 |
| Less: Keppel’s share of the Gimi debt interest expense | (5,481) | (5,637) | (4,195) |
| Golar’s share of adjusted interest expense | 41,949 | 42,329 | 19,061 |
(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 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 (“FLNG Hilli”) and FLNG Esperanza (“FLNG Esperanza”) 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 FLNG Esperanza conversion and FLNG Hilli refurbishment in a timely manner and within budget;
- that an attractive deployment opportunity, or any of the opportunities under discussion for our second 3.5 MTPA MKII-design FLNG unit (“fourth FLNG” or “FLNG four”), will be converted into a suitable contract. Failure to do this in a timely manner or at all could expose us to losses on our investment in the long-lead item payments to date, as well as to termination fees. Assuming a satisfactory contract is secured, changes in project capital expenditures, foreign exchange and commodity price volatility could have a material impact on the expected magnitude and timing of our return on investment;
- our ability to obtain additional financing or refinance existing debt on acceptable terms or at all;
- 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;
- 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 six months ended
The Board of Directors
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Eduardo Maranhão - CFO
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