Golar LNG Limited (GLNG) 6-K 11 Aug 21 2021 Q2 Current report (foreign) Financial data

Cover Page

Cover Page	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	6-K
Entity Registrant Name	GOLAR LNG LIMITED
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2021
Entity Central Index Key	0001207179
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Total operating revenues		$ 230,114	$ 224,801
Vessel operating expenses		(62,129)	(54,476)
Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses		(9,730)	(6,366)
Administrative expenses		(18,468)	(18,735)
Project development expenses		(894)	(4,937)
Depreciation and amortization		(52,999)	(54,222)
Total operating expenses		(144,220)	(138,736)
Other operating income		2,770	532
Total other operating income/(losses)		86,935	(36,549)
Operating income		172,829	49,516
Other non-operating losses, net	[1]	(158,125)	0
Financial income/(expenses)
Interest income		61	1,403
Interest expense		(29,013)	(38,044)
Gains/(losses) on derivative instruments		16,482	(49,857)
Other financial items, net		297	(11)
Net financial expenses		(12,173)	(86,509)
Profit/(loss) before taxes and equity in net earnings/(losses) of affiliates		2,531	(36,993)
Income taxes		(413)	(382)
Equity in net earnings/(losses) of affiliates		157	(261)
Net income/(loss) from continuing operations		2,275	(37,636)
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations		568,164	(177,040)
Net income/(loss)		570,439	(214,676)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(73,642)	(45,205)
Net income/(loss) attributable to stockholders of Golar LNG Limited		$ 496,797	$ (259,881)
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]
Basic loss per share from continuing operations (in USD per share)		$ (0.65)	$ (0.88)
Dilutive loss per share from continuing operations (in USD per share)		(0.65)	(0.88)
Basic earnings/(loss) per share from discontinued operation (in USD per share)		5.20	(1.87)
Dilutive earnings/(loss) per share from discontinued operation (in USD per share)		$ 5.20	$ (1.87)
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Financial income/(expenses)
Interest expense		$ (13,728)	$ (20,026)
Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument		84,165	(37,081)
Time and voyage charter revenues
Total operating revenues		104,699	105,572
Liquefaction services revenue
Total operating revenues		110,134	109,048
Liquefaction services revenue | Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Total operating revenues		110,134	109,048
Vessel and other management fees
Total operating revenues		$ 15,281	$ 10,181
[1]	Other non-operating losses, net comprised of: (i) unrealized mark-to-market loss on our investment in listed equity securities of $86.7 million (note 9); (ii) dividend income of $1.9 million from our investment in listed equity securities (note 18); and (iii) UK tax lease settlement lia bility of $73.3 million (note 20).

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_2

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2021		Jun. 30, 2020
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net (loss)/income		$ 570,439		$ (214,676)
Other comprehensive income/(loss):
Gain associated with pensions, net of tax		112		104
Share of affiliate's comprehensive losses from discontinued operations	[1]	(3,147)		(21,098)
Realized accumulated comprehensive losses on disposal of investment in affiliate		43,380	[2]	0
Other comprehensive income/(loss)		40,345		(20,994)
Comprehensive income/(loss)		610,784		(235,670)
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to:
Stockholders of Golar LNG Limited		537,142		(280,875)
Non-controlling interests		$ 73,642		$ 45,205
[1]	No tax impact for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.
[2]	As at June 30, 2021, and 2020, our other comprehensive loss consisted of a gain of $0.1 million and $0.1 million of pension and post-retirement benefit plan adjustments and $nil and $21.1 million loss of our share of affiliates comprehensive loss from discontinued operations, respectively.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 207,272	$ 127,691
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	58,421	100,361
Trade accounts receivable	23,950	29,648
Inventories	1,195	1,533
Other current assets	668,893	8,682
Assets held for sale	0	267,766
Amounts due from related parties	1,473	2,112
Total current assets	961,204	537,793
Non-current
Restricted cash	72,847	62,820
Investments in affiliates	51,292	44,385
Asset under development	831,456	658,247
Vessels and equipment, net	2,930,321	2,983,073
Other non-current assets	98,977	27,911
Total assets	4,946,097	4,314,229
Current
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(1,323,098)	(982,845)
Trade accounts payable	(8,399)	(10,579)
Accrued expenses	(85,330)	(89,357)
Other current liabilities	(139,222)	(85,419)
Amounts due to related parties	0	(12,006)
Total current liabilities	(1,556,049)	(1,180,206)
Non-current
Long-term debt	(1,056,483)	(1,367,937)
Other non-current liabilities	(118,637)	(135,439)
Total liabilities	(2,731,169)	(2,683,582)
Partners' Capital, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Stockholders' equity	(1,811,052)	(1,292,523)
Non-controlling interests	(403,876)	(338,124)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ (4,946,097)	$ (4,314,229)

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_3

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASHFLOWS $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income/(loss)	$ 570,439	$ (214,676)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	52,999	54,222
Amortization of deferred charges and guarantees, net	1,311	3,173
Equity in net losses of affiliates	(157)	261
Dividends received from discontinued operations		0
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	(568,164)	177,040
Dry-docking expenditure	(1,591)	(7,543)
Compensation cost related to employee stock awards	1,881	2,771
Net foreign exchange losses	627	302
Change in fair value of investment in listed equity securities	86,664	0
Change in fair value of other derivative instruments	(16,804)	48,575
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	3,543	6,907
Inventories	339	(2,443)
Other current and non-current assets	8,154	(9,127)
Amounts due to/from related companies	(9,157)	(6,642)
Trade accounts payable	(2,557)	2,818
Accrued expenses	(4,678)	6,009
Other current and non-current liabilities	68,991	(55,849)
Net cash provided by operating activities	110,650	45,878
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Additions to vessels and equipment	(925)	(3,529)
Additions to assets under development	(168,392)	(155,236)
Additions to investments in affiliates	(8,625)	(8,042)
Proceeds from subscription of equity interest in Gimi MS Corporation	12,812	0
Net cash used in continuing investing activities	(165,130)	(166,807)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Additions to investments in affiliates	(8,625)	(8,042)
Dividends received		0
Short-term loan advanced to related parties		0
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties		0
Net cash provided by discontinued investing activities	122,063	6,794
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term and long-term debt	121,363	511,375
Repayments of short-term and long-term debt	(102,972)	(511,792)
Cash dividends paid	(16,702)	(9,762)
Financing costs paid	(3,776)	(4,252)
Purchase of treasury shares	(17,828)	(16,650)
Net cash used in financing activities	(19,915)	(31,081)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	47,668	(145,216)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	290,872	410,412
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	338,540	265,196
Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	207,272	128,661
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	58,421	75,106
Restricted cash (non-current portion)	72,847	61,429
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents	338,540	265,196
Discontinued Operations
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Dividends received from discontinued operations	0	460
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Additions to investments in affiliates	0	(2,410)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Additions to investments in affiliates	0	(2,410)
Dividends received	460	9,204
Net proceeds from disposals of investments in affiliates	121,603	0
Short-term loan advanced to related parties	0	(40,000)
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties	0	40,000
Oil Derivative
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Change in fair value of other derivative instruments	$ (81,190)	$ 39,620

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_4

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Total before Non- Controlling Interest	Share Capital	Treasury Shares	Additional Paid-in Capital	Contributed Surplus	[1]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	[2]	Accumulated Retained Losses	Non-Controlling Interest
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 1,750,826	$ 1,498,261	$ 101,303	$ (39,098)	$ 1,876,067	$ 200,000		$ (34,866)		$ (605,145)	$ 252,565
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss)/income		(214,676)	(259,881)								(259,881)	45,205
Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest		(16,288)	0									(16,288)
Employee stock compensation		2,904	2,904	73		2,831
Forfeiture of employee stock compensation		(133)	(133)			(133)
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value		(16,650)	(16,650)	(3,500)	39,098						(52,248)
Realized accumulated comprehensive losses on disposal of investment in affiliate		0
Other comprehensive loss		(20,994)	(20,994)						(20,994)
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2020		1,484,989	1,203,507	97,876	0	1,878,765	200,000		(55,860)		(917,274)	281,482
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2020		1,630,647	1,292,523	109,944	0	1,969,602	200,000		(56,073)		(930,950)	338,124
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss)/income		570,439	496,797								496,797	73,642
Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest		(20,702)	0									(20,702)
Employee stock compensation		2,017	2,017			2,017
Forfeiture of employee stock compensation		(135)	(135)			(135)
Restricted stock units		0		264		(264)
Proceeds from subscription of equity interest in Gimi MS Corporation		12,812										12,812
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	[3]	(20,495)	(20,495)		(20,495)
Realized accumulated comprehensive losses on disposal of investment in affiliate	[2]	43,380
Other comprehensive loss, excluding loss on disposal of affiliate		(3,035)	(3,035)						(3,035)
Other comprehensive loss		40,345
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2021		$ 2,214,928	$ 1,811,052	$ 110,208	$ (20,495)	$ 1,971,220	$ 200,000		$ (15,728)		$ (434,153)	$ 403,876
[1]	Contributed Surplus is 'capital' that can be returned to shareholders without the need to reduce share capital, thereby giving us greater flexibility when it comes to declaring dividends.
[2]	As at June 30, 2021, and 2020, our other comprehensive loss consisted of a gain of $0.1 million and $0.1 million of pension and post-retirement benefit plan adjustments and $nil and $21.1 million loss of our share of affiliates comprehensive loss from discontinued operations, respectively.
[3]	During the six months ended June 30, 2021 we repurchased 1.7 million of treasury shares for a consideration of $20.5 million, inclusive of brokers commission of $0.03 million .

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_5

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Unrealized mark-to-market loss	$ 86,664
Taxes, Other	73,300
New Fortress Energy (NFE)
Investment Income, Dividend	$ 1,900

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_6

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021		Jun. 30, 2020
Gain associated with pensions	$ 100		$ 100
Shares of affiliates comprehensive loss	0		(21,100)
Repurchase and cancellation of treasury shares	20,495	[1]	16,650
Payments for Commissions	$ 30
Treasury Shares
Stock repurchased during the period	1.7
Repurchase and cancellation of treasury shares	$ 20,495	[1]	$ (39,098)
[1]	During the six months ended June 30, 2021 we repurchased 1.7 million of treasury shares for a consideration of $20.5 million, inclusive of brokers commission of $0.03 million .

General

General	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
General	GENERAL Golar LNG Limited (the “Company” or “Golar”) was incorporated in Hamilton, Bermuda on May 10, 2001 for the purpose of acquiring the liquefied natural gas (“LNG") shipping interests of Osprey Maritime Limited, which was owned by World Shipholding Limited. As of June 30, 2021, our fleet comprises of nine LNG carriers, one Floating Storage Regasification Unit (“FSRU”) and three Floating Liquefaction Natural Gas vessels (“FLNGs”) (including one vessel under conversion to a FLNG and one vessel earmarked for conversion to a FLNG). We also operate vessels on behalf of third parties under management agreements. We are listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol: “GLNG”. As used herein and unless otherwise required by the context, the terms “Golar”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” and words of similar import refer to Golar or any one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries, or to all such entities. Going concern The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. To ensure we have the necessary liquidity to satisfy our anticipated capital expenditures, scheduled repayments of long and short-term debts, debt facilities’ written put options, financing costs and working capital requirements over the next 12 months, we are in ongoing discussions with various financial institutions. The main items that management considered from a liquidity standpoint were: • our ability to monetize assets, including but not limited to, the 18.6 million shares of Class A NFE common stock (“NFE Shares”) that we own, the risk of fluctuations in the NFE share price and the impact on our financing plans; • the $100.0 million Revolving Credit Facility due in December 2021; • the $98.9 million Golar Seal Facility's put option due to expire in January 2022; • the $402.5 million 2017 Convertible Bonds due in February 2022; and • the refinancing of the Golar Tundra Facility, which has a put option for $101.1 million that would become exercisable in January 2022 were the 2017 Convertible Bonds not refinanced by that date, otherwise the Golar Tundra Facility matures in June 2022. While we believe it is probable that we will be able to obtain the necessary funds and have a track record of successfully refinancing our existing debt requirements, obtaining put option extensions, monetizing existing assets and sourcing new funding, primarily as a result of the strong fundamentals in relation to our assets (including contracted cash flows and existing leverage ratios), we cannot be certain that these will be executed in time or at all. Global financial markets and economic conditions have been and continue to be volatile, particularly with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, we continue to have productive discussions with financiers, and believe that these developments are not likely to have a material adverse effect on our ability to refinance existing debt requirements, obtain put option extensions, monetize existing assets and source new funding. Further, if market and economic conditions were to be favorable, we may also consider in conjunction with the refinancing of existing loans, further issuances of corporate debt or equity to increase our liquidity to meet maturing obligations. To this aim, our management continually reviews sources of funding for our medium and long-term obligations, which include a combination of new loans, refinancing of existing arrangements, public and private debt or equity offerings, and potential asset sales. Accordingly, we believe that based on our plans, as outlined above, we will have sufficient resources to satisfy our obligations in the ordinary course of business for at least the next 12 months as of August 11, 2021. To gauge our liquidity headroom under these plans, including our ability to continue to comply with relevant covenants, we have performed stress testing with respect to forecasted cash positions under various scenarios, which include using assumptions such as reasonably possible downwards movements in the NFE share price and significantly reduced revenue contributions from our fleet for uncontracted periods

Accounting Policies

Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Accounting Policies	ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of accounting The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required under U.S. GAAP in the annual consolidated financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with our audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, which are included in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021 (the “2020 Form 20-F”). Significant accounting policies The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2021 are consistent with those followed in the preparation of our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, except for those disclosed in note 3 that did not have any material impact on the interim information for the six months ended June 30, 2021 . Held-for-sale assets and disposal group Individual assets or disposal groups to be disposed of, by sale or otherwise, are classified as held-for-sale if all of the following criteria are met at the period end: • management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the assets, subsidiaries or affiliates; • the asset, subsidiaries or affiliates are available for immediate sale in its (their) present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for such sales; • an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell have been initiated; • the sale is probable; and • the transfer is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year. The term probable refers to a future sale that is likely to occur, the asset or disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. A disposal group is classified as discontinued operations if the following criteria are met: (1) a component of an entity, group of components or equity accounted investments that has been disposed of by sale, disposed of other than by sale e.g. via distribution in kind to owners in a spinoff or is classified as held-for-sale that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on our financial results and operations, or (2) an acquired business or non-profit activity (the entity to be sold) that is classified as held-for-sale on acquisition. Assets or disposal groups, held-for-sale are carried at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. As an exception, investments in associates classified as held for sale continue to be measured in accordance with ASC 323 “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Venture”. Upon classification as held-for-sale, the assets that are amortizable are no longer depreciated. Gain or loss on disposals of held-for-sale assets are recognized as the difference between the fair value of consideration received and the carrying amount of the assets disposed. Investments in listed equity securities Investments in listed equity securities represents ownership interests of a publicly listed entity. Investments in listed equity securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reported in “Other non-operating losses, net” which is included in net income. We classify our investment in listed equity securities in the income statement as non-operating because it is not integrated with our operations therefore is non-operating in nature. We use quoted market prices to determine the fair value of listed equity securities with a readily determinable fair value, unless the presence of certain restrictions warrants the application of a discount to fair value. We do not assess our investments in listed equity securities for impairment given they are carried at fair value. We classify our investments in listed equity securities as current assets because the investment is available to be sold to meet liquidity needs if necessary, even if it is not the intention to dispose of the investment in the next twelve months. Dividends received from our investments in listed equity securities are reflected as operating activities in the statement of cash flows (unless such distributions relate to a return of capital in which case it is reflected as an investing activity in the statement of cash flows). Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of material contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In assessing the recoverability of our vessels’ carrying amounts, we make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows, estimates in respect of residual values, charter rates, ship operating expenses and drydocking requirements. During the period ended June 30, 2021, as a result of COVID-19 and its impact on our operations, we considered whether indicators of impairment existed that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the vessels may not be recoverable as of June 30, 2021 and concluded that no such events or changes in circumstances had occurred to warrant a change in the assumptions utilized in the December 31, 2020 impairment tests of our vessels. We will continue to monitor developments in the markets in which we operate for indications that the carrying value of our vessels are not recoverable. In relation to the oil derivative instrument, the fair value was determined using the estimated discounted cash flows of the additional payments due to us as a result of oil prices moving above a contractual oil price floor over the term of the Liquefaction Tolling Agreement (“LTA”). Significant inputs used in the valuation of the oil derivative instrument include management’s estimate of an appropriate discount rate and the length of time necessary to blend the long-term and short-term oil prices obtained from quoted prices in active markets. The changes in fair value of our oil derivative instrument are recognized in each period within "Realized and unrealized (loss)/gain on oil derivative instrument" as part of the consolidated statement of operations. The realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument is as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Realized gain on oil derivative instrument 2,975 2,539 Unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument 81,190 (39,620) 84,165 (37,081) For further information on the nature of this derivative, refer to note 18. The unrealized gain results from movement in oil prices above a contractual floor price over the term of the LTA; whereas the realized gain results from monthly billings above the base tolling fee under the LTA. Changes in presentation of equity in net losses of affiliates and investment in affiliates On April 15, 2021, we have completed the GMLP and Hygo Merger (note 9). Previously, our share of earnings/(losses) in Golar Partners and Hygo and the associated carrying values of our investments in Golar Partners and Hygo were presented within “Equity in net losses of affiliates” and “Investment in affiliates”. Due to the completion of the GMLP and Hygo Merger, we have retrospectively presented our share of earnings/(losses) in Golar Partners and Hygo and the associated carrying values of our investments in Golar Partners and Hygo as net income/(loss) from discontinued operations and assets held for sale, respectively. In addition, we have retrospectively presented the cash flow activities arising from our held for sale investments as cash flows from discontinued operations. The changes in presentation for the prior periods are shown below: Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations Six months ended June, 2020 (in thousands of $) As previously reported Adjustments Increase/ Restated Equity in net losses of affiliates (177,301) 177,040 (261) Loss from discontinued operations — (177,040) (177,040) Consolidated Balance Sheet December 31, 2020 (in thousands of $) As previously reported Adjustments Increase/ Restated Investment in affiliates 312,151 (267,766) 44,385 Assets held for sale — 267,766 267,766 Unaudited Statements of Cashflows Six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands of $) As previously reported Adjustments (decrease) increase Restated Net cash provided by operating activities Equity in net losses of affiliates 177,301 (177,040) 261 Loss from discontinued operations — 177,040 177,040 Dividends received 460 (460) — Dividends received from discontinued operations — 460 460 Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities Additions to investments in affiliates (10,452) 2,410 (8,042) Dividends received 9,204 (9,204) — Short-term loan advanced to related parties (40,000) 40,000 — Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties 40,000 (40,000) — Net cash (used in)/provided by discontinued investing activities Additions to investments in affiliates — (2,410) (2,410) Dividends received — 9,204 9,204 Short-term loan advanced to related parties — (40,000) (40,000) Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties — 40,000 40,000

Recently Issued Accounting Stan

Recently Issued Accounting Standards	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS Adoption of new accounting standards In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14 Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20) . The amendments in this ASU remove some disclosure requirements and to introduce new ones including an explanation of the reasons for significant gains and losses relating to changes in the projected benefit obligation, plan assets to be returned to the entity and accumulated benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of related funding assets. These amendments to disclosures’ requirements are mandated for defined benefit plans from January 1, 2021. There was no impact resulting from these amendments on our consolidated financial statements or related disclosures as presented in this interim set of accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2021. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes . The amendments in this ASU remove certain exceptions previously available and provides some additional calculation rules to help simplify the accounting for income taxes. These amendments are effective from January 1, 2021. There was no impact resulting from these amendments on our consolidated financial statements or related disclosures as presented in this interim set of accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting standards that have been issued but not yet adopted: Standard Description Date of Adoption Effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters ASU 2020-04 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and ASU 2021-01 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). The amendments provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The applicable expedients for us are in relation to modifications of contracts within the scope of Topics 310, Receivables, 470, Debt, and 842, Leases. This optional guidance may be applied prospectively from any date beginning March 12, 2020 and cannot be applied to modifications that occur after December 31, 2022. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2020-06 Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Topic 470) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Topic 815). The amendments simplify the issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments and its application of the equity classification guidance. The new guidance eliminates some of the existing models for assessing convertible instruments, which results in more instruments being recognized as a single unit of account on the balance sheet and expands disclosure requirements. The new guidance simplifies the assessment of contracts in an entity’s own equity and existing EPS guidance in ASC 260. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2021-04 Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging —Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) . The amendments clarify issuer’s recognition and measurement considerations resulting from exchanges or modifications of freestanding instruments (written call options) classified in equity. Such exchanges or modifications are treated as adjustments to the cost to raise debt, to the cost to raise equity or as share-based payments (ASC 718) when issued to compensate for goods or services. If not treated as costs of debt funding, equity funding or share-based payment, it results in an adjustment to EPS/net income/(loss). Holder's accounting is not affected by these amendments. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2021-05 Leases (Topic 842) – Lessors – Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments The amendments apply only to lessors and require them to classify leases with variable lease payments that are not based on an index or rate as operating leases if they would have otherwise been classified as sales-type or direct financing leases and the lessor would have recognized a selling loss at lease commencement. There is no change to recognition of variable lease payments. Lessors can apply the amendments either prospectively or retrospectively with accompanying disclosures. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation

Segment Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	SEGMENT INFORMATIONIn the 2020 Form 20-F, we changed the way in which we report and measure our reportable segments. The main driver of the change is the alignment of presentation and contents of financial information provided to our chief operating decision maker (our Board of Directors), required to allocate resources, evaluate and manage both our standalone operating segments and our overall business performance. The key impacts are our segments' profit measure are now based on Adjusted EBITDA across our four reportable segments: Shipping; FLNG; Power and Corporate and other. Refer to note 6 to our consolidated financial statements filed with the 2020 Form 20-F for additional details. In January 2021, following the board of directors' approvals of the GMLP Merger and Hygo Merger with NFE (note 9), we determined that our share of the net earnings/(losses) in Golar Partners and Hygo and the respective carrying values of our investments in affiliates have to be presented as net income/(loss) from discontinued operations and assets held for sale, respectively (note 9). Consequently, for the six months ended June 30, 2021, we ceased to consider Power as a reportable segment. Management has therefore concluded that we provide and operate three distinct reportable segments as follows: • Shipping – This segment is based on the business activities of the transportation of LNG carriers. We operate and subsequently charter out LNG carriers on fixed terms to customers. • FLNG – This segment is based on the business activities of FLNG vessels or projects. We convert LNG carriers into FLNG vessels and subsequently charter them out to customers. We currently have one operational FLNG, the Hilli, one undergoing conversion into a FLNG, the Gimi (note 13), and one LNG carrier earmarked for conversion, the Gandria . • Corporate and other – This segment is based on the business activities of vessel management and administrative services and our corporate overhead costs. Six months ended June 30, 2021 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Total results from continuing operations Results from discontinued operations Total Statement of Operations: Total operating revenues 104,699 110,134 15,281 230,114 — 230,114 Vessel operating expenses (30,902) (26,046) (5,181) (62,129) — (62,129) Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses (9,389) (300) (41) (9,730) — (9,730) Administrative expenses (253) (328) (17,887) (18,468) — (18,468) Project development expenses — (745) (149) (894) — (894) Realized gains on oil derivative instrument (note 2) — 2,975 — 2,975 — 2,975 Other operating income 2,770 — — 2,770 — 2,770 Adjusted EBITDA 66,925 85,690 (7,977) 144,638 — 144,638 Balance Sheet: June 30, 2021 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Segment assets from continuing operations Assets held for sale Total assets Total assets 1,837,620 2,150,736 957,741 4,946,097 — 4,946,097 Investment in affiliates (note 14) — — 51,292 51,292 — 51,292 Six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Total results from continuing operations Results from Discontinued operations Total Statement of Operations: Total operating revenues 105,572 109,048 10,181 224,801 — 224,801 Vessel operating expenses (27,796) (26,971) 291 (54,476) — (54,476) Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses (6,366) — — (6,366) — (6,366) Administrative expenses (980) (597) (17,158) (18,735) — (18,735) Project development expenses (66) (1,399) (3,472) (4,937) — (4,937) Realized gains on oil derivative instrument (note 2) — 2,539 — 2,539 — 2,539 Other operating income 532 — — 532 — 532 Adjusted EBITDA 70,896 82,620 (10,158) 143,358 — 143,358 Balance Sheet: December 31, 2020 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Segment assets from continuing operations Assets held for sale Total assets Total assets 1,870,819 1,933,677 241,967 4,046,463 267,766 4,314,229 Investment in affiliates (note 14) — — 44,385 44,385 — 44,385 (1) Includes inter-segment eliminations arising from vessel and administrative management fees revenue between segments.

Revenue

Revenue	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue	REVENUE Contract assets arise when we render services in advance of receiving payment from our customers. Contract liabilities arise when the customer makes payments in advance of receiving the services. Changes in our contract balances during the period are as follows: (in thousands of $) Contract assets (1) Contract liabilities (2) Opening balance on January 1, 2021 26,780 (22,856) Payments received for services billed in prior period (26,780) — Services provided and billed in current period 118,835 — Payments received for services billed in current period (99,802) — Amortization of deferred commissioning period revenue — 2,043 Closing balance on June 30, 2021 19,033 (20,813) (1) Relates to management fee revenue and liquefaction services revenue, see a) and b) below. (2) Relates to liquefaction services revenue, see b) below. a) Management fee revenue: By virtue of an agreement to offset intercompany balances entered into between us and our related parties, included within our total contract asset balances above are: • $0.1 million in the balance sheet line item, “Amounts due from related parties” under current assets ($1.0 million at December 31, 2020); and • $nil in the balance sheet line item, “Amounts due to related parties” under current liabilities ($0.6 million at December 31, 2020). Refer to note 19 for further details of our management fee revenue and contract terms. b) Liquefaction services revenue: Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Base tolling fee (1) 102,250 102,250 Amortization of deferred commissioning period revenue billing (2) 2,043 2,110 Amortization of Day 1 gain (3) 4,816 4,975 Overproduction revenue (4) 1,304 — Other (279) (287) Total 110,134 109,048 (1) The LTA bills at a base rate in periods when the oil price is $60 or less per barrel (included in “Liquefaction services revenue” in the consolidated statements of operations), and at an increased rate when the oil price is greater than $60 per barrel (recognized as a derivative and included in “Realized and unrealized (loss)/gain on oil derivative instrument” in the consolidated statements of operations, excluded from revenue and from the transaction price). (2) Customer billing during the commissioning period, prior to vessel acceptance and commencement of the contract term, of $33.8 million is considered an upfront payment for services. These amounts billed are deferred (included in “Other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets) and recognized as part of “Liquefaction services revenue” in the consolidated statements of operations evenly over the contract term. (3) The Day 1 gain was established when the oil derivative asset was initially recognized in December 2017 for $79.6 million (recognized in “Other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets). This amount is amortized and recognized as part of “Liquefaction services revenue” in the consolidated statements of operations evenly over the contract term.

(Loss)_Earnings Per Share

(Loss)/Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
(Loss)/Earnings Per Share	(LOSS)/EARNING PER SHARE Basic (loss)/earning per share (“EPS”) is calculated with reference to the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The components of the numerator for the calculation of basic and diluted EPS are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Net loss from continuing operations - basic and diluted (71,367) (82,841) Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations - basic and diluted 568,164 (177,040) The components of the denominator for the calculation of basic EPS are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 109,188 94,495 EPS are as follows: Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations $ (0.65) $ (0.88) Basic and diluted EPS from discontinued operations $ 5.20 $ (1.87)

Gains_(Losses) On Derivative In

Gains/(Losses) On Derivative Instruments And Other Financial Items, Net	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Gains/(Losses) On Derivative Instruments And Other Financial Items, Net	GAINS/(LOSSES) ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ITEMS, NET Gains/(losses) on derivative instruments comprise of the following: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Mark-to-market adjustments for interest rate swaps 16,804 (44,668) Foreign exchange gain on terminated undesignated foreign exchange swaps 240 — Mark-to-market adjustments for total return equity swaps — (5,051) Mark-to-market adjustments for foreign exchange swaps — 1,144 Interest expense on undesignated interest rate swaps (562) (1,282) 16,482 (49,857) Other financial items, net comprise of the following: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Income from guarantees provided 1,326 862 Foreign exchange loss on operations (627) (302) Financing arrangement fees and other costs (147) (464) Others (255) (107) 297 (11)

Operating Leases

Operating Leases	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Operating Leases, lessee	8. OPERATING LEASES Rental income The components of operating lease income were as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Operating lease income (1) 91,603 103,246 Variable lease income (1)(2) 13,096 2,326 Total operating lease income 104,699 105,572 (1) Total operating lease income is included in the income statement line-item “Time and voyage charter revenues”. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we chartered in an external vessel and recognized $0.9 million and $2.6 million of operating lease income and variable lease income, respectively. (2) "Variable lease income" is excluded from lease payments that comprise the minimum contractual future revenues from non-cancellable operating leases. Rental expense During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we sub-chartered out an external vessel and recognized $3.0 million of operating lease cost in the income statement line-item “Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses”.
Operating Leases, lessor	8. OPERATING LEASES Rental income The components of operating lease income were as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Operating lease income (1) 91,603 103,246 Variable lease income (1)(2) 13,096 2,326 Total operating lease income 104,699 105,572 (1) Total operating lease income is included in the income statement line-item “Time and voyage charter revenues”. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we chartered in an external vessel and recognized $0.9 million and $2.6 million of operating lease income and variable lease income, respectively. (2) "Variable lease income" is excluded from lease payments that comprise the minimum contractual future revenues from non-cancellable operating leases. Rental expense During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we sub-chartered out an external vessel and recognized $3.0 million of operating lease cost in the income statement line-item “Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses”.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Golar Partners On April 15, 2021, we completed the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “GMLP Merger Agreement”) with NFE, Golar GP LLC, the general partner of Golar Partners (the “General Partner”), Lobos Acquisition LLC, a limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of NFE (“GMLP Merger Sub”), and NFE International Holdings Limited, a private limited company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of NFE (“GP Buyer”). GMLP Merger Sub merged with and into Golar Partners (the “GMLP Merger”), with Golar Partners surviving the GMLP Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of NFE. Under the GMLP Merger Agreement, NFE acquired all of the outstanding common units of Golar Partners for $3.55 per unit in cash. The Golar Partners’ Series A preferred units remain outstanding and unaffected by the GMLP Merger. Hygo On April 15, 2021, we also completed the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Hygo Merger Agreement”) with NFE, Hygo, Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II Cayman (G) Ltd., a fund managed by Stonepeak, and Lobos Acquisition Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NFE (“Hygo Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, on April 15, 2021, Hygo Merger Sub merged with and into Hygo (the “Hygo Merger”), with Hygo surviving the Hygo Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of NFE. Under the terms of the Hygo Merger Agreement, NFE acquired all of the outstanding shares of Hygo for 31,372,549 Class A NFE common shares and $580 million in cash (of which we received consideration of $50 million in cash and 18,627,451 NFE Shares). Gain on disposal of Golar Partners and Hygo Gain on disposal of our investments in Golar Partners and Hygo to NFE is determined as follows: (in thousands of $) Period ended April 15, 2021 Consideration received from NFE (1)(2) 876,277 Carrying value of disposed investments in affiliates (3) (257,270) Realized accumulated comprehensive losses on disposal of investments in affiliates (43,380) Others (4) (571) Gain on disposal 575,056 (1) Consideration received from NFE comprised of (i) $75.7 million and $5.1 million in cash as consideration for our 21,333,586 Golar Partners common units and the 2% general partner units of Golar Partners respectively, which is equivalent to $3.55 per unit on the closing of the GMLP Merger. Concurrently, the IDRs of Golar Partners owned by us were cancelled, ceased to exist and with no consideration paid; and (ii) $50.0 million cash and $745.4 million as the fair value of NFE shares on closing of the Hygo Merger. (2) On closing of the Hygo Merger, considerations received include $50 million in cash and 18,627,451 NFE shares. The NFE shares had a closing price of $44.65 on April 15, 2021, however these shares bear a restricted legend which will become freely tradeable on October 16, 2021 (assuming NFE remains current with its obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). We have considered this restriction to be a characteristic of the instrument and have adjusted the fair value of our investment to reflect the effect of this restriction. To reflect the lack of marketability of the NFE shares during its holding period, we applied a discount of 10.37%, using the average of several option pricing valuation models. This resulted in a fair value of $745.4 million at April 15, 2021. The key assumptions used in the option pricing model include dividend yield, equity volatility and equity beta relating to the NFE shares, market volatility and equity market risk premium. As of June 30, 2021, we updated the key assumptions used in the option pricing models and applied a discount of 6.64% to NFE's closing share price of $37.88, resulting in a fair value of $658.8 million and an unrealized mark-to-market loss of $86.7 million, presented within the income statement line-item “Other non-operating losses, net" (note 12). (3) The carrying value of our investment in affiliates at date of disposal was made up of (i) $267.8 million book value as of December 31, 2020; (ii) $6.9 million share in net losses from our affiliates operations for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021; (iii) $3.1 million of other comprehensive loss for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021; and (iv) $0.5 million of dividends received. (4) Others comprised of fees incurred in relation to the disposal of our investments in affiliates and the release of our tax indemnity guarantee liability to Golar Partners of $2.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations The net income/(loss) from discontinued operations for the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, are as follows: Period ended April 15, 2021 Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Share of net earnings/(losses) of Golar Partners 8,116 (147,015) Share of net losses of Hygo (15,008) (30,025) Loss from discontinued operations (6,892) (177,040) Gain on disposal of investments in affiliates 575,056 — Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations 568,164 (177,040) The carrying amounts of our equity method investments held for sale as at December 31, 2020 were as follows: (in thousands of $) December 31, 2020 Golar Partners 67,429 Hygo 200,337 Assets held for sale 267,766 Golar Partners and Hygo Post-Merger Services Agreements Upon completion of the GMLP Merger and the Hygo Merger, we entered into certain transition services agreements, corporate services agreements, ship management agreements and omnibus agreements with Golar Partners, Hygo and NFE. These agreements replaced the previous management and administrative services agreements, ship management agreements and guarantees that Golar provided to Golar Partners and Hygo. For the period from April 15, 2021 to June 30, 2021, management fees earned from our discontinued operations amounted to $3.1 million. For the period from April 15, 2021 to June 30, 2021, Hilli LLC had declared distributions totaling $7.2 million with respect to the common units owned by Golar Partners and accounted for $0.3 million of Hilli costs indemnification.

Variable Interest Entities ("VI

Variable Interest Entities ("VIE")	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entities ("VIE")	VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES ("VIE") 10.1 Lessor VIEs As of June 30, 2021, we leased nine (December 31, 2020: nine) vessels from VIEs as part of sale and leaseback agreements, of which four were with ICBC Finance Leasing Co. Ltd (“ICBCL”) entities, one with a China Merchants Bank Co. Ltd. (“CMBL”) entity, one with a CCB Financial Leasing Corporation Limited (“CCBFL”) entity, one with a COSCO Shipping entity, one with a China State Shipbuilding Corporation (“CSSC”) entities and one with an AVIC International Leasing Company Limited (“AVIC”) entity. Each of the ICBCL, CMBL, CCBFL, COSCO Shipping, CSSC and AVIC entities are wholly-owned, newly formed special purpose vehicles (“Lessor SPVs”). In each of these transactions, we sold our vessel and then subsequently leased back the vessel on a bareboat charter for a term of seven A summary of our payment obligations (excluding repurchase options and obligations) under the bareboat charters with the lessor VIEs as of June 30, 2021, are shown below: (in thousands of $) 2021 (1) 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026+ Golar Glacier (2) 8,620 17,100 4,451 — — — Golar Kelvin (2) 10,572 19,710 19,710 18,468 — — Golar Snow (2) 8,620 17,100 3,607 — — — Golar Ice (2) 10,594 19,710 19,710 19,764 162 — Golar Tundra (3)(4) 9,004 63,529 — — — — Golar Seal (5) 6,802 54,904 — — — — Golar Crystal (3) 5,183 10,334 10,322 10,318 10,287 12,829 Hilli (3) 53,013 103,231 99,658 96,171 92,511 195,075 Golar Bear (3) 7,923 15,412 14,852 14,303 13,733 15,895 (1) For the six months ending December 31, 2021. (2) In June 2021, we entered into certain amendments to our four ICBC sale and leaseback facilities which includes (i) prepayment of $15.0 million for each sale and leaseback facility in July 2021; (ii) increase in daily debt service costs from $46,850 to $54,000 for the Golar Ice and Golar Kelvin facilities; and (iii) brought forward our obligation to repurchase the Golar Glacier and Golar Snow to April 2023 from October 2024 and January 2025, respectively. (3) The payment obligations relating to the Golar Tundra , Golar Crystal, Hilli, and Golar Bear above includes variable rental payments due under the lease based on an assumed LIBOR plus margin. (4) In August 2021, we signed an agreement with CMBL to extend the Golar Tundra's put option maturity to January 2022 if our 2017 Convertible Bonds are not refinanced or repaid by that date, otherwise, the Golar Tundra Facility matures in June 2022. (5) The payment obligation relating to the Golar Seal has been presented in 2022 even though the maturity of the lease obligation is in March 2026, due to the put option maturing in January 2022. The assets and liabilities of these lessor VIEs that most significantly impact our consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are as follows: (in thousands of $) Golar Glacier Golar Kelvin Golar Snow Golar Ice Golar Tundra Golar Seal Golar Crystal Hilli Golar Bear June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Assets Total Total Restricted cash and short-term deposits 19 1,461 1,467 18 — 10,347 4,783 16,504 16,629 51,228 36,875 Liabilities Debt: Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt (1) (102,027) (121,465) (102,560) (75,260) (9,924) — (8,355) (395,522) — (815,113) (865,982) Long-term interest-bearing debt - non-current portion (1) — — — — (72,026) (89,964) (70,741) (247,270) (113,640) (593,641) (625,119) (102,027) (121,465) (102,560) (75,260) (81,950) (89,964) (79,096) (642,792) (113,640) (1,408,754) (1,491,101) (1) Where applicable, these balances are net of deferred finance charges. The most significant impact of the lessor VIE's operations on our unaudited consolidated statements of income, and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Statement of income Interest expense 13,728 20,026 Statement of cash flows Net debt repayments (93,853) (317,039) Net debt receipts 11,363 416,375 Financing costs paid (350) (1,356) - 10.2 Golar Hilli LLC Following the sale of common units in Golar Hilli LLC (“Hilli LLC”), we have retained sole control over the most significant activities and the greatest exposure to variability in residual returns and expected losses from the Hilli . Accordingly, management has concluded that Hilli LLC is a VIE and that we are the primary beneficiary. Summarized financial information of Hilli LLC The assets and liabilities of Hilli LLC (1) that most significantly impact our consolidated balance sheet are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balance sheet Current assets 64,814 65,629 Non-current assets 1,259,985 1,203,805 Current liabilities (433,953) (447,701) Non-current liabilities (308,141) (345,058) (1) As Hilli LLC is the primary beneficiary of the Hilli Lessor VIE (see above) the Hilli LLC balances include the Hilli Lessor VIE. The most significant impact of Hilli LLC VIE's operations on our unaudited consolidated statements of income, and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Statement of operations Liquefaction services revenue 110,134 109,048 Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument 84,165 (37,081) Statement of cash flows Net debt repayments (49,704) (266,822) Net debt receipts 1,513 222,779 10.3 Gimi MS Corporation Following the closing of the sale of 30% of the common units of Gimi MS Corporation (“Gimi MS”) to First FLNG Holdings in April 2019, we have determined that (i) Gimi MS is a VIE, (ii) we are the primary beneficiary and retain sole control over the most significant activities and the greatest exposure to variability in residual returns and expected losses from the Gimi . Thus, Gimi MS continues to be consolidated into our financial statements. Summarized financial information of Gimi MS The assets and liabilities of Gimi MS that most significantly impact our consolidated balance sheet are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balance sheet Current assets 3,509 15,505 Non-current assets 831,456 658,247 Current liabilities (23,208) (33,844) Non-current liabilities (388,403) (277,932) The most significant impact of Gimi MS VIE's operations on our unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, is as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Statement of cash flows Additions to asset under development 168,392 110,173 Capitalized financing costs (3,259) (3,304) Net debt receipts 110,000 95,000 Proceeds from subscription of equity interest 12,812 —

Restricted Cash and Short Term

Restricted Cash and Short Term Deposits	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Restricted Cash and Short-Term Deposits	RESTRICTED CASH AND SHORT-TERM DEPOSITS Our restricted cash and short-term deposits balances are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Restricted cash in relation to the Hilli (1) 60,721 77,212 Restricted cash and short-term deposits held by lessor VIEs (note 10) 51,228 36,875 Restricted cash in relation to the LNG Croatia (2) 11,329 — Restricted cash relating to interest rate swaps (note 18) 3,140 8,864 Restricted cash relating to the $1.125 billion debt facility 2,551 2,615 Restricted cash related to Hygo performance guarantee (3) 1,500 — Restricted cash relating to office lease 799 868 Restricted cash relating to disposal of LNG Croatia — 36,747 Total restricted cash and short-term deposits 131,268 163,181 Less: Amounts included in current restricted cash and short-term deposits (58,421) (100,361) Long-term restricted cash 72,847 62,820 (1) In November 2015, in connection with the issuance of a $400 million letter of credit ("LC") by a financial institution to our project partner involved in the Hilli, we posted an initial cash collateral of $305.0 million to support the performance guarantee. Under the provisions of the $400 million LC, the terms allow for a stepped reduction in the value of the guarantee over time and thus, a concurrent reduction in the cash collateral requirements. In May 2021, following the production of 3.6 million tonnes of LNG, the LC was reduced to $100.0 million and the cash collateral to $60.7 million. (2) In connection with Operation & Maintenance ("O&M") Agreement that we entered with LNG Hrvatska d.o.o. to operate and maintain the FSRU, LNG Croatia , we are required to hold a performance guarantee of $11.3 million, which will remain restricted throughout the 10 year O&M Agreement term. (3) In connection with the disposal of Hygo, we provided a $1.5 million performance guarantee to the senior lenders of CELSE to enable the lenders to waive their consent to a change of control and extend the technical completion date. The guarantee expires in January 2022.

Other Current Assets

Other Current Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Current Assets	OTHER CURRENT ASSETS (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Investment in listed equity securities (note 9 and 18) (1) 660,642 — Other receivables 4,288 6,291 Prepaid expenses 3,963 2,391 668,893 8,682 (1) “Investment in listed equity securities” comprised of our 18.6 million NFE shares (note 9 and 18), and associated dividend receivable from these shares, amounting to $658.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Dividend receivable is included in the income statement line-item “Other non-operating losses, net”.

Asset Under Development

Asset Under Development	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
Assets Under Development	ASSET UNDER DEVELOPMENT (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Opening asset under development balance 658,247 434,248 Additions 152,886 283,927 Transfer from vessels and equipment, net — 77,172 Transfer from other non-current assets — 16,213 Interest costs capitalized 20,323 34,296 Disposal of LNG Croatia — (187,609) Closing asset under development balance 831,456 658,247 Gimi conversion In February 2019, we entered into an agreement with BP for the employment of a FLNG unit, the Gimi , after conversion for 20-years. In April 2019, we completed the sale of 30% of the total issued ordinary share capital of Gimi MS to First FLNG Holdings. In October 2020, we had confirmed a revised project schedule with BP which extended the target connection date by 11 months to 2023. Except for the target connection date, the terms of the LOA remain unchanged. The conversion cost including financing cost is approximately $1.5 billion of which $700 million is funded by the Gimi facility (note 16). As at June 30, 2021, the estimated timing of the outstanding payments in connection with the Gimi conversion are as follows: (in thousands of $) Period ending December 31, 2021 (1) 114,492 2022 265,831 2023 277,336 2024 58,792 716,451 (1) For the six months ending December 31, 2021

Investments in Affiliates

Investments in Affiliates	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Investments in Affiliates	INVESTMENTS IN AFFILIATES Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Share of net earnings/(losses) of Avenir (1) 153 (212) Share of net earnings/(losses) of others 4 (49) Total equity in net earnings/(losses) of affiliates 157 (261) The carrying amounts of our equity method investments, from continuing operations, as at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Avenir 46,887 39,984 Others 4,405 4,401 Total investments in affiliates 51,292 44,385

Other Non-Current Assets

Other Non-Current Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Non-Current Assets	OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS Other non-current assets comprise of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Oil derivative instrument (1) 81,730 540 Operating lease right-of-use-assets 13,059 14,642 Other non-current assets 4,188 12,729 98,977 27,911 (1) “ Oil derivative instrument ” refers to a derivative embedded in the Hilli LTA. See note 2 of our consolidated financial statements for further details.

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	DEBT As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, our debt was as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Gimi facility (410,000) (300,000) 2017 Convertible Bonds (391,815) (383,739) Revolving Credit facility (100,000) (100,000) $1.125 billion facility (60,178) (65,649) Golar Arctic facility (32,825) (36,472) Subtotal (excluding lessor VIE loans) (994,818) (885,860) CSSC VIE loans (1) (643,297) (691,488) ICBCL VIE loans (1) (401,662) (434,152) AVIC VIE loan (1) (114,656) (104,807) CCBFL VIE loan (1) (90,178) (90,178) CMBL VIE loan (1) (81,950) (89,450) COSCO Shipping VIE loan (1) (79,437) (83,596) Total debt (2,405,998) (2,379,531) Less: Deferred financing costs 26,417 28,749 Total debt, net of deferred financing costs (2,379,581) (2,350,782) At June 30, 2021, our debt, net of deferred financing costs, is broken down as follows: Golar debt VIE debt (1) Total debt (in thousands of $) Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt (507,985) (815,113) (1,323,098) Long-term debt (462,842) (593,641) (1,056,483) Total (970,827) (1,408,754) (2,379,581) (1) These amounts relate to certain lessor entities (for which legal ownership resides with financial institutions) that we are required to consolidate under U.S. GAAP into our financial statements as variable interest entities (see note 10). Golar Bear facility In June 2020, we refinanced the Golar Bear facility and concurrently entered into an agreement to bareboat charter the vessel with AVIC for $110.0 million with a drawdown $100.0 million. The facility has a term of seven years and bears a fixed interest rate of 4.64%. As of June 30, 2021, we drew down the remaining $10.0 million. 2017 Convertible Bonds In February 2017, we closed a $402.5 million aggregate principal amount of 2.75% convertible senior unsecured notes (“2017 Convertible Bonds”) due in 2022. The conversion rate for the 2017 Convertible Bonds was initially equal to 26.5308 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of the bonds. This is equivalent to an initial conversion price of $37.69 per common share, or a 35% premium on the February 13, 2017 closing share price of $27.92. The conversion price is subject to adjustment for dividends paid. The holders of the 2017 Convertible Bonds can convert their notes at any time on or after August 15, 2021 using a settlement method as determined by us (either cash, issuance of our common shares, or a combination of cash and issuance of our common shares).

Other Current Liabilities

Other Current Liabilities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Current Liabilities	OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Liability for UK tax leases (note 20) (73,324) — Mark-to-market interest rate swaps valuation (note 18) (27,512) (44,315) Deferred operating cost and charterhire revenue (17,534) (12,330) Day 1 gain deferred revenue - current portion (9,950) (9,950) Current portion of operating lease liability (4,716) (5,005) Mark-to-market foreign exchange swaps valuation (note 18) — (1,310) Other (1) (6,186) (12,509) (139,222) (85,419) (1) Included in “Other” is dividend payable for lessor VIE of $nil and $7.5 million, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Financial Instruments	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Fair values We recognize our fair value estimates using a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy has three levels based on reliability of inputs used to determine fair value as follows: Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. The carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows: June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 (in thousands of $) Fair value Carrying value Fair value Carrying value Fair value Non-Derivatives: Cash and cash equivalents Level 1 207,272 207,272 127,691 127,691 Restricted cash and short-term deposits Level 1 131,268 131,268 163,181 163,181 Investment in listed equity securities (1) Level 2 658,779 658,779 — — Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt (2)(3) Level 2 (933,966) (933,966) (984,510) (984,510) Short-term debt - convertible bonds (3) Level 2 (391,815) (399,240) — — Long-term debt - convertible bonds (3) Level 2 — — (383,740) (366,581) Long-term debt (3) Level 2 (1,080,217) (1,080,217) (1,011,281) (1,011,281) Derivatives: Oil derivative instrument (4)(5) Level 2 81,730 81,730 540 540 Interest rate swaps liability (4)(6) Level 2 (27,512) (27,512) (44,315) (44,315) Foreign exchange swaps liability (4) Level 2 — — (1,310) (1,310) (1) Investment in listed equity securities refers to our 18.6 million NFE Shares (note 9). The fair value was calculated using the NFE closing share price as at June 30, 2021 discounted at 6.64% using an option pricing valuation model to quantify the discount for the lack of marketability during the holding period, resulting in a valuation of $658.8 million. The fair value above excludes the dividend receivable from NFE, amounting to $1.9 million. (2) The carrying amounts of our short-term debt approximate their fair values because of the near term maturity of these instruments. (3) Our debt obligations are recorded at amortized cost in the consolidated balance sheets. The amounts presented in the table above are gross of the deferred finance charges amounting to $26.4 million and $28.7 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. (3) The fair value of certain derivative instruments is the estimated amount that we would receive or pay to terminate the agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates, foreign exchange rates, closing quoted market prices and our creditworthiness and that of our counterparties. (4) Derivative liabilities are captured within other current liabilities and derivative assets are generally captured within other current assets and non-current assets on the balance sheet. (5) The fair value of the oil derivative instrument was determined using the estimated discounted cash flows of the additional payments due to us as a result of oil prices moving above a contractual oil price floor over the term of the LTA. Significant inputs used in the valuation of the oil derivative include management’s estimate of an appropriate discount rate and the length of time to blend the long-term and short-term oil prices obtained from quoted prices in active markets. (6) The fair value of certain derivative instruments is the estimated amount that we would receive or pay to terminate the agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates, foreign exchange rates, closing quoted market prices and our creditworthiness and that of our counterparties. As of June 30, 2021, we were party to the following interest rate swap transactions involving the payment of fixed rates in exchange for LIBOR as summarized below: Instrument (in thousands of $) Notional value Maturity dates Fixed interest rates Interest rate swaps: Receiving floating, pay fixed 480,000 2024 to 2029 1.69% - 2.37% Some of our interest rate swaps have a credit arrangement that requires us to provide cash collateral when the market value of the instrument falls below a specified threshold. As at June 30, 2021, cash collateral amounting to $3.1 million has been provided (note 11). The credit exposure of our interest rate and equity swap agreements are represented by the fair value of contracts with a positive fair value at the end of each period, reduced by the effects of master netting agreements. It is our policy to enter into master netting agreements with the counterparties to derivative financial instrument contracts, which give us the legal right to discharge all or a portion of amounts owed to the counterparty by offsetting them against amounts that the counterparty owes to us. We have elected not to offset the fair values of derivative assets and liabilities executed with the same counterparty that are generally subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the amounts presented in our consolidated balance sheets are not able to be offset.

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS a) Transactions with Golar Partners and subsidiaries: Net revenues: The transactions with Golar Partners and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021 and for six months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of the following: Period ended April 15, 2021 Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Management and administrative services revenue (a) 1,717 3,947 Ship management fees revenue (b) 2,251 2,632 Interest income on short-term loan (c) 18 285 Total 3,986 6,864 (Payables)/receivables: The balances with Golar Partners and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balances due to Golar Partners and its subsidiaries (c) — (1,133) Methane Princess lease security deposit (d) — 349 Total — (784) a) Management and administrative services revenue - On March 30, 2011, Golar Partners entered into a management and administrative services agreement with Golar Management Limited ("Golar Management"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Golar, pursuant to which Golar Management will provide to Golar Partners certain management and administrative services. The services provided by Golar Management are charged at cost plus a management fee equal to 5% of Golar Management’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with providing these services. Where external service providers costs are incurred by us on behalf of Golar Partners, these are recharged at cost. Golar Partners may terminate the agreement by providing 120 days written notice. b) Ship management fees - Golar and certain of its affiliates charge ship management fees to Golar Partners for the provision of technical and commercial management of Golar Partners' vessels. Each of Golar Partners’ vessels is subject to management agreements pursuant to which certain commercial and technical management services are provided by Golar Management. Golar Partners may terminate these agreements by providing 30 days written notice. c) Interest income on short-term loan, balances due to Golar Partners and its subsidiaries - Receivables and payables with Golar Partners and its subsidiaries are comprised primarily of unpaid management fees and expenses for management, advisory and administrative services, dividends in respect of the Hilli Common Units and other related party arrangements. In addition, certain receivables and payables arise when we pay an invoice on behalf of a related party and vice versa. Receivables and payables are generally settled quarterly in arrears. Balances owing to or due from Golar Partners and its subsidiaries are unsecured, interest-free and intended to be settled in the ordinary course of business. d) Methane Princess Lease security deposit - This represents net advances from Golar Partners since its IPO, which correspond with the net release of funds from the security deposits held relating to a lease for the Methane Princess . This is in connection with the Methane Princess tax lease indemnity provided to Golar Partners under the predecessor Omnibus Agreement which terminated on April 15, 2021. Under the predecessor Omnibus Agreement, we provided a $11.4 million tax indemnification guarantee to Golar Partners in connection with the Methane Princess finance lease which was voluntarily terminated contemporaneously with closing of the GMLP Merger (note 20) where we paid $8.6 million and $0.8 million to the lessor and Golar Partners respectively, and released the remaining liability (note 9). Other transactions: During the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, we received total distributions from Golar Partners of $0.5 million and $9.7 million, respectively, with respect to the common units and general partner units owned by us. During the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, Hilli LLC had declared distributions totaling $7.8 million and $9.9 million, respectively, with respect to the common units owned by Golar Partners. In connection with the Hilli disposal, we have agreed to indemnify Golar Partners for certain costs incurred in Hilli operations when these costs exceed a contractual ceiling. During the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, we have accounted for $nil and $0.3 million, respectively with respect to Hilli indemnification cost. As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, we have a payable of $nil and $5.8 million, respectively to Golar Partners, recorded in “amounts due to related parties”, in respect of the Hilli quarterly distribution. Following the completion of the GMLP Merger on April 15, 2021, Golar Partners ceased to be a related party and subsequent transactions with Golar Partners and its subsidiaries are treated as a third party and settled under normal payment terms. Furthermore, the Management and administrative services agreement and Ship management fee agreement were terminated and replaced with the Transition Services Agreement, Bermuda Services Agreement and Ship Management Agreements (note 9). b) Transactions with Hygo and affiliates: Net revenues: The transactions with Hygo and its affiliates for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021 and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of the following: Period ended April 15, 2021 Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Management and administrative services revenue 2,051 2,667 Ship management fees income 904 831 Debt guarantee compensation (a) 676 605 Total 3,631 4,103 Payables: The balances with Hygo and its affiliates as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Trading balances due to Hygo and affiliates — (11,222) Balances due to Hygo and affiliates (b) — (11,222) a) Debt guarantee compensation - In connection with the closing of the Hygo and Stonepeak transaction, Hygo entered into agreements to compensate Golar in relation to certain debt guarantees (as further described under the subheading “Guarantees and other”) relating to Hygo and its subsidiaries. The compensation amounted to $0.7 million and $0.6 million income for the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. b) Balances due to Hygo and affiliates - Receivables and payables with Hygo and its subsidiaries are comprised primarily of unpaid management fees, advisory and administrative services. In addition, certain receivables and payables arise when we pay an invoice on behalf of a related party and vice versa. Receivables and payables are generally settled quarterly in arrears. Balances owing to or due from Hygo and its subsidiaries are unsecured, interest-free and intended to be settled in the ordinary course of business. Guarantees: Debt guarantees - As described in (a) above, we receive compensation from Hygo in relation to our provision of guarantees on certain of its long-term debt. These debt facilities are secured against specific vessels. As of December 31, 2020, we have guaranteed $422.3 million, of Hygo's gross long-term debt obligations. Other transactions: Net Cool Pool expenses - Net expenses relating to the other pool participants are presented in our consolidated Statement of Operations in the line item “Voyage, charter hire and commission expenses” for the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020 amounted to $2.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively. Following the completion of the Hygo Merger on April 15, 2021, Hygo ceased to be a related party and subsequent transactions with Hygo and its subsidiaries are treated as third party transactions and settled under normal payment terms. Furthermore, the Management and administrative services agreement and Ship management fee agreement were terminated and replaced with the Transition Services Agreement, Bermuda Services Agreement and Ship Management Agreements (note 9). c) Transactions with OneLNG and subsidiaries: Receivables: The balances with OneLNG and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balances due from OneLNG — 64 Total — 64 Balances due from OneLNG - Receivables with OneLNG and its subsidiaries comprise primarily of unpaid advisory, administrative services and payment on behalf of a related party. Balances due from OneLNG are unsecured and interest free. d) Transactions with other related parties: Net (expenses)/revenue: The transactions with other related parties for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following: Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Magni Partners (a) (172) (565) Borr Drilling (b) 167 135 2020 Bulkers (c) 53 (32) Avenir LNG (d) 234 — ECGS (e) 1,482 — Total 1,764 (462) Receivables: The balances with other related parties as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Magni Partners (a) 81 81 Borr Drilling (b) 149 936 2020 Bulkers (c) 29 51 Avenir LNG (d) 1,214 980 Total 1,473 2,048 a) Magni Partners - Tor Olav Trøim is the founder of, and partner in, Magni Partners (Bermuda) Limited (“Magni Partners”), a privately held Bermuda company, and is the ultimate beneficial owner of the company. Receivables and payables from Magni Partners comprise primarily of the cost (without mark-up) or part cost of personnel employed by Magni Partners who have provided advisory and management services to Golar. These costs do not include any payment for any services provided by Tor Olav Trøim himself. b) Borr Drilling - Tor Olav Trøim is the founder, and director of Borr Drilling, a Bermuda company listed on the Oslo and Nasdaq stock exchanges. Receivables comprise primarily of management and administrative services provided by our Bermuda corporate office. c) 2020 Bulkers is a related party by virtue of common directorships. Receivables comprise primarily of management and administrative services provided by our Bermuda corporate office. d) Avenir LNG entered into agreements to compensate Golar in relation to certain debt guarantees relating to Avenir LNG and its subsidiaries. This compensation amounted to an aggregate of $0.2 million and $nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. e) We chartered Golar Ice to ECGS during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Other Commitments and Contingen

Other Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Commitments and Contingencies	OTHER COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Assets pledged (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Book value of vessels secured against loans (1) 2,907,343 2,959,535 (1) This excludes the Gimi which is classified as “Asset under development” (note 13) and secured against its specific debt facility (note 16). As of December 31, 2020, the Revolving Credit Facility was secured by a pledge against our shares in Hygo (note 16). In April 2021, in connection with the closing of the Hygo Merger, certain amendments to the facility were enacted. Whilst most of the existing terms remain substantially unchanged, the key amendments include: (i) changes to the security, with the release of the Hygo shares and the replacement with a pledge against Golar’s holding in 18,627,451 NFE shares, although, if certain requirements are met, the facility allows for the release of a portion of the NFE shares based on a prescribed loan to value ratio; and (ii) a decrease to the interest rate to LIBOR plus a margin of 4.5%. Capital Commitments Gandria We have agreed to contract terms for the conversion of the Gandria to a FLNG. The Gandria is currently in lay-up awaiting delivery to Keppel for conversion. The conversion agreement is subject to certain payments and lodging of a full Notice to Proceed. We have also provided a guarantee to cover the sub-contractor's obligations in connection with the conversion of the vessel. UK tax lease benefits As described under note 26 in our audited consolidated financial statements filed with our 2020 Form 20-F, during 2003 and 2004 we entered into six UK tax leases. Under the terms of the leasing arrangements, the benefits are derived primarily from the tax depreciation assumed to be available to the lessors as a result of their investment in the vessels. As is typical in these leasing arrangements, as the lessee we are obligated to maintain the lessor’s after-tax margin. Accordingly, in the event of any adverse tax changes or a successful challenge by the UK Tax Authorities (“HMRC”) with regard to the initial tax basis of the transactions, or in relation to the 2010 lease restructurings, or the early termination of the Methane Princess lease, we may be required to make additional payments principally to the UK vessel lessor, which could adversely affect our earnings or financial position. We would be required to return all, or a portion of, or in certain circumstances significantly more than, the upfront cash benefits that we received in respect of our lease financing transactions, including the 2010 restructurings and subsequent termination transactions. On April 15, 2021, we completed the disposal of Golar Partners to NFE (as further discussed in note 9) and contemporaneously with completion, Golar Partners voluntarily terminated the Methane Princess lease. Therefore as at June 30, 2021, all six UK tax leases are terminated. Under the indemnity provisions of the Omnibus Agreement entered into with Golar Partners and the Tax Indemnification Agreement entered into with NFE, we have agreed to indemnify NFE in the event of any further tax liabilities in excess of the final scheduled amounts arising from the Methane Princess leasing arrangements and termination thereof. With effect from April 15, 2021, the lessor for the six UK tax leases has a first priority security interest in the Golar Gandria and second priority interests in relation to the Golar Tundra and the Golar Frost which replaced the lessor’s previous security interests in the Golar Spirit , Methane Princess and the Golar Grand . HMRC has been challenging the use of similar lease structures and has been engaged in litigation of a test case for some years. In August 2015, following an appeal to the Court of Appeal by HMRC which set aside previous judgements in favor of the taxpayer, the First Tier Tribunal (“FTT or the UK court”) ruled in favor of HMRC. The taxpayer in this particular ruling has the election to appeal the courts’ decision, but no appeal has been filed. The judgments of the FTT do not create binding precedent for other UK court decisions and therefore the ruling in favor of HMRC is not binding in the context of our structures. Further, we consider there are differences in the fact pattern and structure between this case and our 2003 leasing arrangements and therefore is not necessarily indicative of any outcome. HMRC has written to our lessor to indicate that they believe our lease may be similar to the case noted above. In December 2019, in conjunction with our lessor, Golar obtained supplementary legal advice confirming our position. Golar's discussions with HMRC on this matter concluded without agreement and, in January 2020 we received a closure notice to the inquiry stating the basis of HMRC's position. Consequently, a notice of appeal against the closure notice was submitted to HMRC. In December 2020, a notice of appeal was submitted to the FTT. We have recently reopened discussions with HMRC and are now confident of our position towards a potential settlement. As such at June 30, 2021, we have revised our estimate of the reasonably possible loss and recorded a $73.3 million liability , net of amounts paid by our lessor to HMRC and including contingent fees payable contemporaneous with the settlement . Any eventual net cash outflow will be classified as a financing cash outflow given it is deemed to represent additional interest due to the lessor under the now-terminated leasing arrangements. Legal proceedings and claims We may, from time to time, be involved in legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. A provision will be recognized in the financial statements only where we believe that a liability will be probable and for which the amounts are reasonably estimable, based upon the facts known prior to the issuance of the financial statements. Other We are party to a shareholders’ agreement with a consortium of investors to fund the development of pipeline infrastructure and a FSRU which are intended to supply two power plants in the Ivory Coast. The project is currently in the initial design phase. Negotiations are underway with third party lenders for the financing of construction costs in the event a positive investment decision is made. During the initial phase of the project, our remaining contractual commitments for this project are estimated to be around €1.1 million ($1.3 million). In the event a positive FID is taken on the project, this could increase up to approximately €15.0 million ($18.0 million). This figure is dependent upon a variety of factors such as whether third party financing is obtained for a portion of the construction costs. The timing of this range of payments is dependent on whether and when FID is made, progress of negotiations with lenders for non-investor financing, and the progress of eventual construction work. The nature of payments to the project could be made in a combination of capital contributions or interest-bearing shareholder loans.

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTSShare Repurchase ProgramIn February 2021, our board of directors approved a program to repurchase up to $50.0 million of our common shares. Since June 30, 2021, we have further repurchased 0.3 million of our common shares for $4.0 million.

Accounting Policies (Policies)

Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of accounting	Basis of accountingThe consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required under U.S. GAAP in the annual consolidated financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with our audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, which are included in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021 (the “2020 Form 20-F”).
Held-for-sale assets and disposal group	Held-for-sale assets and disposal group Individual assets or disposal groups to be disposed of, by sale or otherwise, are classified as held-for-sale if all of the following criteria are met at the period end: • management, having the authority to approve the action, commits to a plan to sell the assets, subsidiaries or affiliates; • the asset, subsidiaries or affiliates are available for immediate sale in its (their) present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for such sales; • an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell have been initiated; • the sale is probable; and • the transfer is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale, within one year. The term probable refers to a future sale that is likely to occur, the asset or disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. A disposal group is classified as discontinued operations if the following criteria are met: (1) a component of an entity, group of components or equity accounted investments that has been disposed of by sale, disposed of other than by sale e.g. via distribution in kind to owners in a spinoff or is classified as held-for-sale that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on our financial results and operations, or (2) an acquired business or non-profit activity (the entity to be sold) that is classified as held-for-sale on acquisition. Assets or disposal groups, held-for-sale are carried at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. As an exception, investments in associates classified as held for sale continue to be measured in accordance with ASC 323 “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Venture”. Upon classification as held-for-sale, the assets that are amortizable are no longer depreciated. Gain or loss on disposals of held-for-sale assets are recognized as the difference between the fair value of consideration received and the carrying amount of the assets disposed.
Investments in listed equity securities	Investments in listed equity securities Investments in listed equity securities represents ownership interests of a publicly listed entity. Investments in listed equity securities are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value reported in “Other non-operating losses, net” which is included in net income. We classify our investment in listed equity securities in the income statement as non-operating because it is not integrated with our operations therefore is non-operating in nature. We use quoted market prices to determine the fair value of listed equity securities with a readily determinable fair value, unless the presence of certain restrictions warrants the application of a discount to fair value. We do not assess our investments in listed equity securities for impairment given they are carried at fair value. We classify our investments in listed equity securities as current assets because the investment is available to be sold to meet liquidity needs if necessary, even if it is not the intention to dispose of the investment in the next twelve months. Dividends received from our investments in listed equity securities are reflected as operating activities in the statement of cash flows (unless such distributions relate to a return of capital in which case it is reflected as an investing activity in the statement of cash flows).
Use of estimates	Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions affecting the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of material contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In assessing the recoverability of our vessels’ carrying amounts, we make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows, estimates in respect of residual values, charter rates, ship operating expenses and drydocking requirements. During the period ended June 30, 2021, as a result of COVID-19 and its impact on our operations, we considered whether indicators of impairment existed that could indicate that the carrying amounts of the vessels may not be recoverable as of June 30, 2021 and concluded that no such events or changes in circumstances had occurred to warrant a change in the assumptions utilized in the December 31, 2020 impairment tests of our vessels. We will continue to monitor developments in the markets in which we operate for indications that the carrying value of our vessels are not recoverable.
Adoption of new accounting standards and Accounting pronouncments that have been issued but not adopted	Adoption of new accounting standards In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14 Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20) . The amendments in this ASU remove some disclosure requirements and to introduce new ones including an explanation of the reasons for significant gains and losses relating to changes in the projected benefit obligation, plan assets to be returned to the entity and accumulated benefit obligation in excess of the fair value of related funding assets. These amendments to disclosures’ requirements are mandated for defined benefit plans from January 1, 2021. There was no impact resulting from these amendments on our consolidated financial statements or related disclosures as presented in this interim set of accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2021. In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes . The amendments in this ASU remove certain exceptions previously available and provides some additional calculation rules to help simplify the accounting for income taxes. These amendments are effective from January 1, 2021. There was no impact resulting from these amendments on our consolidated financial statements or related disclosures as presented in this interim set of accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet adopted The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting standards that have been issued but not yet adopted: Standard Description Date of Adoption Effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters ASU 2020-04 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and ASU 2021-01 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). The amendments provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The applicable expedients for us are in relation to modifications of contracts within the scope of Topics 310, Receivables, 470, Debt, and 842, Leases. This optional guidance may be applied prospectively from any date beginning March 12, 2020 and cannot be applied to modifications that occur after December 31, 2022. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2020-06 Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Topic 470) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Topic 815). The amendments simplify the issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments and its application of the equity classification guidance. The new guidance eliminates some of the existing models for assessing convertible instruments, which results in more instruments being recognized as a single unit of account on the balance sheet and expands disclosure requirements. The new guidance simplifies the assessment of contracts in an entity’s own equity and existing EPS guidance in ASC 260. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2021-04 Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging —Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) . The amendments clarify issuer’s recognition and measurement considerations resulting from exchanges or modifications of freestanding instruments (written call options) classified in equity. Such exchanges or modifications are treated as adjustments to the cost to raise debt, to the cost to raise equity or as share-based payments (ASC 718) when issued to compensate for goods or services. If not treated as costs of debt funding, equity funding or share-based payment, it results in an adjustment to EPS/net income/(loss). Holder's accounting is not affected by these amendments. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2021-05 Leases (Topic 842) – Lessors – Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments The amendments apply only to lessors and require them to classify leases with variable lease payments that are not based on an index or rate as operating leases if they would have otherwise been classified as sales-type or direct financing leases and the lessor would have recognized a selling loss at lease commencement. There is no change to recognition of variable lease payments. Lessors can apply the amendments either prospectively or retrospectively with accompanying disclosures. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation

Accounting Policies (Tables)

Accounting Policies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of Price Risk Derivatives	The realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument is as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Realized gain on oil derivative instrument 2,975 2,539 Unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument 81,190 (39,620) 84,165 (37,081)
Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments	The changes in presentation for the prior periods are shown below: Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations Six months ended June, 2020 (in thousands of $) As previously reported Adjustments Increase/ Restated Equity in net losses of affiliates (177,301) 177,040 (261) Loss from discontinued operations — (177,040) (177,040) Consolidated Balance Sheet December 31, 2020 (in thousands of $) As previously reported Adjustments Increase/ Restated Investment in affiliates 312,151 (267,766) 44,385 Assets held for sale — 267,766 267,766 Unaudited Statements of Cashflows Six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands of $) As previously reported Adjustments (decrease) increase Restated Net cash provided by operating activities Equity in net losses of affiliates 177,301 (177,040) 261 Loss from discontinued operations — 177,040 177,040 Dividends received 460 (460) — Dividends received from discontinued operations — 460 460 Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities Additions to investments in affiliates (10,452) 2,410 (8,042) Dividends received 9,204 (9,204) — Short-term loan advanced to related parties (40,000) 40,000 — Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties 40,000 (40,000) — Net cash (used in)/provided by discontinued investing activities Additions to investments in affiliates — (2,410) (2,410) Dividends received — 9,204 9,204 Short-term loan advanced to related parties — (40,000) (40,000) Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties — 40,000 40,000

Recently Issued Accounting St_2

Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles	The following table provides a brief description of recent accounting standards that have been issued but not yet adopted: Standard Description Date of Adoption Effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters ASU 2020-04 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting and ASU 2021-01 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). The amendments provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The applicable expedients for us are in relation to modifications of contracts within the scope of Topics 310, Receivables, 470, Debt, and 842, Leases. This optional guidance may be applied prospectively from any date beginning March 12, 2020 and cannot be applied to modifications that occur after December 31, 2022. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2020-06 Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Topic 470) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Topic 815). The amendments simplify the issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments and its application of the equity classification guidance. The new guidance eliminates some of the existing models for assessing convertible instruments, which results in more instruments being recognized as a single unit of account on the balance sheet and expands disclosure requirements. The new guidance simplifies the assessment of contracts in an entity’s own equity and existing EPS guidance in ASC 260. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2021-04 Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Debt—Modifications and Extinguishments (Subtopic 470-50), Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718), and Derivatives and Hedging —Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) . The amendments clarify issuer’s recognition and measurement considerations resulting from exchanges or modifications of freestanding instruments (written call options) classified in equity. Such exchanges or modifications are treated as adjustments to the cost to raise debt, to the cost to raise equity or as share-based payments (ASC 718) when issued to compensate for goods or services. If not treated as costs of debt funding, equity funding or share-based payment, it results in an adjustment to EPS/net income/(loss). Holder's accounting is not affected by these amendments. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation ASU 2021-05 Leases (Topic 842) – Lessors – Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments The amendments apply only to lessors and require them to classify leases with variable lease payments that are not based on an index or rate as operating leases if they would have otherwise been classified as sales-type or direct financing leases and the lessor would have recognized a selling loss at lease commencement. There is no change to recognition of variable lease payments. Lessors can apply the amendments either prospectively or retrospectively with accompanying disclosures. January 1, 2022 Under evaluation

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Reporting Information	Six months ended June 30, 2021 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Total results from continuing operations Results from discontinued operations Total Statement of Operations: Total operating revenues 104,699 110,134 15,281 230,114 — 230,114 Vessel operating expenses (30,902) (26,046) (5,181) (62,129) — (62,129) Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses (9,389) (300) (41) (9,730) — (9,730) Administrative expenses (253) (328) (17,887) (18,468) — (18,468) Project development expenses — (745) (149) (894) — (894) Realized gains on oil derivative instrument (note 2) — 2,975 — 2,975 — 2,975 Other operating income 2,770 — — 2,770 — 2,770 Adjusted EBITDA 66,925 85,690 (7,977) 144,638 — 144,638 Balance Sheet: June 30, 2021 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Segment assets from continuing operations Assets held for sale Total assets Total assets 1,837,620 2,150,736 957,741 4,946,097 — 4,946,097 Investment in affiliates (note 14) — — 51,292 51,292 — 51,292 Six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Total results from continuing operations Results from Discontinued operations Total Statement of Operations: Total operating revenues 105,572 109,048 10,181 224,801 — 224,801 Vessel operating expenses (27,796) (26,971) 291 (54,476) — (54,476) Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses (6,366) — — (6,366) — (6,366) Administrative expenses (980) (597) (17,158) (18,735) — (18,735) Project development expenses (66) (1,399) (3,472) (4,937) — (4,937) Realized gains on oil derivative instrument (note 2) — 2,539 — 2,539 — 2,539 Other operating income 532 — — 532 — 532 Adjusted EBITDA 70,896 82,620 (10,158) 143,358 — 143,358 Balance Sheet: December 31, 2020 (in thousands of $) Shipping FLNG Corporate and other (1) Segment assets from continuing operations Assets held for sale Total assets Total assets 1,870,819 1,933,677 241,967 4,046,463 267,766 4,314,229 Investment in affiliates (note 14) — — 44,385 44,385 — 44,385 (1) Includes inter-segment eliminations arising from vessel and administrative management fees revenue between segments.

Revenue (Tables)

Revenue (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Change in Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability	Changes in our contract balances during the period are as follows: (in thousands of $) Contract assets (1) Contract liabilities (2) Opening balance on January 1, 2021 26,780 (22,856) Payments received for services billed in prior period (26,780) — Services provided and billed in current period 118,835 — Payments received for services billed in current period (99,802) — Amortization of deferred commissioning period revenue — 2,043 Closing balance on June 30, 2021 19,033 (20,813) (1) Relates to management fee revenue and liquefaction services revenue, see a) and b) below. (2) Relates to liquefaction services revenue, see b) below.
Disaggregation of Revenue	b) Liquefaction services revenue: Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Base tolling fee (1) 102,250 102,250 Amortization of deferred commissioning period revenue billing (2) 2,043 2,110 Amortization of Day 1 gain (3) 4,816 4,975 Overproduction revenue (4) 1,304 — Other (279) (287) Total 110,134 109,048 (1) The LTA bills at a base rate in periods when the oil price is $60 or less per barrel (included in “Liquefaction services revenue” in the consolidated statements of operations), and at an increased rate when the oil price is greater than $60 per barrel (recognized as a derivative and included in “Realized and unrealized (loss)/gain on oil derivative instrument” in the consolidated statements of operations, excluded from revenue and from the transaction price). (2) Customer billing during the commissioning period, prior to vessel acceptance and commencement of the contract term, of $33.8 million is considered an upfront payment for services. These amounts billed are deferred (included in “Other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets) and recognized as part of “Liquefaction services revenue” in the consolidated statements of operations evenly over the contract term. (3) The Day 1 gain was established when the oil derivative asset was initially recognized in December 2017 for $79.6 million (recognized in “Other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets). This amount is amortized and recognized as part of “Liquefaction services revenue” in the consolidated statements of operations evenly over the contract term.

(Loss)_Earnings Per Share (Tabl

(Loss)/Earnings Per Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of (Losses) Earnings Per Share	The components of the numerator for the calculation of basic and diluted EPS are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Net loss from continuing operations - basic and diluted (71,367) (82,841) Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations - basic and diluted 568,164 (177,040) The components of the denominator for the calculation of basic EPS are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 109,188 94,495 EPS are as follows: Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations $ (0.65) $ (0.88) Basic and diluted EPS from discontinued operations $ 5.20 $ (1.87)

Gains_(Losses) On Derivative _2

Gains/(Losses) On Derivative Instruments And Other Financial Items, Net (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Schedule of Derivative Instruments	Gains/(losses) on derivative instruments comprise of the following: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Mark-to-market adjustments for interest rate swaps 16,804 (44,668) Foreign exchange gain on terminated undesignated foreign exchange swaps 240 — Mark-to-market adjustments for total return equity swaps — (5,051) Mark-to-market adjustments for foreign exchange swaps — 1,144 Interest expense on undesignated interest rate swaps (562) (1,282) 16,482 (49,857)
Components of Other Financial Items	Other financial items, net comprise of the following: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Income from guarantees provided 1,326 862 Foreign exchange loss on operations (627) (302) Financing arrangement fees and other costs (147) (464) Others (255) (107) 297 (11)

Operating Leases (Tables)

Operating Leases (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Leases [Abstract]
Schedule of Operating Lease Income	The components of operating lease income were as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Operating lease income (1) 91,603 103,246 Variable lease income (1)(2) 13,096 2,326 Total operating lease income 104,699 105,572 (1) Total operating lease income is included in the income statement line-item “Time and voyage charter revenues”. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, we chartered in an external vessel and recognized $0.9 million and $2.6 million of operating lease income and variable lease income, respectively. (2) "Variable lease income" is excluded from lease payments that comprise the minimum contractual future revenues from non-cancellable operating leases.

Discontinued Operations (Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations	Gain on disposal of our investments in Golar Partners and Hygo to NFE is determined as follows: (in thousands of $) Period ended April 15, 2021 Consideration received from NFE (1)(2) 876,277 Carrying value of disposed investments in affiliates (3) (257,270) Realized accumulated comprehensive losses on disposal of investments in affiliates (43,380) Others (4) (571) Gain on disposal 575,056 (1) Consideration received from NFE comprised of (i) $75.7 million and $5.1 million in cash as consideration for our 21,333,586 Golar Partners common units and the 2% general partner units of Golar Partners respectively, which is equivalent to $3.55 per unit on the closing of the GMLP Merger. Concurrently, the IDRs of Golar Partners owned by us were cancelled, ceased to exist and with no consideration paid; and (ii) $50.0 million cash and $745.4 million as the fair value of NFE shares on closing of the Hygo Merger. (2) On closing of the Hygo Merger, considerations received include $50 million in cash and 18,627,451 NFE shares. The NFE shares had a closing price of $44.65 on April 15, 2021, however these shares bear a restricted legend which will become freely tradeable on October 16, 2021 (assuming NFE remains current with its obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). We have considered this restriction to be a characteristic of the instrument and have adjusted the fair value of our investment to reflect the effect of this restriction. To reflect the lack of marketability of the NFE shares during its holding period, we applied a discount of 10.37%, using the average of several option pricing valuation models. This resulted in a fair value of $745.4 million at April 15, 2021. The key assumptions used in the option pricing model include dividend yield, equity volatility and equity beta relating to the NFE shares, market volatility and equity market risk premium. As of June 30, 2021, we updated the key assumptions used in the option pricing models and applied a discount of 6.64% to NFE's closing share price of $37.88, resulting in a fair value of $658.8 million and an unrealized mark-to-market loss of $86.7 million, presented within the income statement line-item “Other non-operating losses, net" (note 12). (3) The carrying value of our investment in affiliates at date of disposal was made up of (i) $267.8 million book value as of December 31, 2020; (ii) $6.9 million share in net losses from our affiliates operations for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021; (iii) $3.1 million of other comprehensive loss for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021; and (iv) $0.5 million of dividends received. (4) Others comprised of fees incurred in relation to the disposal of our investments in affiliates and the release of our tax indemnity guarantee liability to Golar Partners of $2.6 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations The net income/(loss) from discontinued operations for the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, are as follows: Period ended April 15, 2021 Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Share of net earnings/(losses) of Golar Partners 8,116 (147,015) Share of net losses of Hygo (15,008) (30,025) Loss from discontinued operations (6,892) (177,040) Gain on disposal of investments in affiliates 575,056 — Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations 568,164 (177,040) The carrying amounts of our equity method investments held for sale as at December 31, 2020 were as follows: (in thousands of $) December 31, 2020 Golar Partners 67,429 Hygo 200,337 Assets held for sale 267,766

Variable Interest Entities ("_2

Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Summary of Bareboat Charters	A summary of our payment obligations (excluding repurchase options and obligations) under the bareboat charters with the lessor VIEs as of June 30, 2021, are shown below: (in thousands of $) 2021 (1) 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026+ Golar Glacier (2) 8,620 17,100 4,451 — — — Golar Kelvin (2) 10,572 19,710 19,710 18,468 — — Golar Snow (2) 8,620 17,100 3,607 — — — Golar Ice (2) 10,594 19,710 19,710 19,764 162 — Golar Tundra (3)(4) 9,004 63,529 — — — — Golar Seal (5) 6,802 54,904 — — — — Golar Crystal (3) 5,183 10,334 10,322 10,318 10,287 12,829 Hilli (3) 53,013 103,231 99,658 96,171 92,511 195,075 Golar Bear (3) 7,923 15,412 14,852 14,303 13,733 15,895 (1) For the six months ending December 31, 2021. (2) In June 2021, we entered into certain amendments to our four ICBC sale and leaseback facilities which includes (i) prepayment of $15.0 million for each sale and leaseback facility in July 2021; (ii) increase in daily debt service costs from $46,850 to $54,000 for the Golar Ice and Golar Kelvin facilities; and (iii) brought forward our obligation to repurchase the Golar Glacier and Golar Snow to April 2023 from October 2024 and January 2025, respectively. (3) The payment obligations relating to the Golar Tundra , Golar Crystal, Hilli, and Golar Bear above includes variable rental payments due under the lease based on an assumed LIBOR plus margin. (4) In August 2021, we signed an agreement with CMBL to extend the Golar Tundra's put option maturity to January 2022 if our 2017 Convertible Bonds are not refinanced or repaid by that date, otherwise, the Golar Tundra Facility matures in June 2022. (5) The payment obligation relating to the Golar Seal has been presented in 2022 even though the maturity of the lease obligation is in March 2026, due to the put option maturing in January 2022.
Schedule of Variable Interest Entities	The assets and liabilities of these lessor VIEs that most significantly impact our consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, are as follows: (in thousands of $) Golar Glacier Golar Kelvin Golar Snow Golar Ice Golar Tundra Golar Seal Golar Crystal Hilli Golar Bear June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Assets Total Total Restricted cash and short-term deposits 19 1,461 1,467 18 — 10,347 4,783 16,504 16,629 51,228 36,875 Liabilities Debt: Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt (1) (102,027) (121,465) (102,560) (75,260) (9,924) — (8,355) (395,522) — (815,113) (865,982) Long-term interest-bearing debt - non-current portion (1) — — — — (72,026) (89,964) (70,741) (247,270) (113,640) (593,641) (625,119) (102,027) (121,465) (102,560) (75,260) (81,950) (89,964) (79,096) (642,792) (113,640) (1,408,754) (1,491,101) (1) Where applicable, these balances are net of deferred finance charges. The most significant impact of the lessor VIE's operations on our unaudited consolidated statements of income, and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Statement of income Interest expense 13,728 20,026 Statement of cash flows Net debt repayments (93,853) (317,039) Net debt receipts 11,363 416,375 Financing costs paid (350) (1,356) - The assets and liabilities of Hilli LLC (1) that most significantly impact our consolidated balance sheet are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balance sheet Current assets 64,814 65,629 Non-current assets 1,259,985 1,203,805 Current liabilities (433,953) (447,701) Non-current liabilities (308,141) (345,058) (1) As Hilli LLC is the primary beneficiary of the Hilli Lessor VIE (see above) the Hilli LLC balances include the Hilli Lessor VIE. The most significant impact of Hilli LLC VIE's operations on our unaudited consolidated statements of income, and unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, are as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Statement of operations Liquefaction services revenue 110,134 109,048 Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument 84,165 (37,081) Statement of cash flows Net debt repayments (49,704) (266,822) Net debt receipts 1,513 222,779 The assets and liabilities of Gimi MS that most significantly impact our consolidated balance sheet are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balance sheet Current assets 3,509 15,505 Non-current assets 831,456 658,247 Current liabilities (23,208) (33,844) Non-current liabilities (388,403) (277,932) The most significant impact of Gimi MS VIE's operations on our unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows, is as follows: (in thousands of $) Six months ended June 30, 2021 2020 Statement of cash flows Additions to asset under development 168,392 110,173 Capitalized financing costs (3,259) (3,304) Net debt receipts 110,000 95,000 Proceeds from subscription of equity interest 12,812 —

Restricted Cash and Short Ter_2

Restricted Cash and Short Term Deposits (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents	Our restricted cash and short-term deposits balances are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Restricted cash in relation to the Hilli (1) 60,721 77,212 Restricted cash and short-term deposits held by lessor VIEs (note 10) 51,228 36,875 Restricted cash in relation to the LNG Croatia (2) 11,329 — Restricted cash relating to interest rate swaps (note 18) 3,140 8,864 Restricted cash relating to the $1.125 billion debt facility 2,551 2,615 Restricted cash related to Hygo performance guarantee (3) 1,500 — Restricted cash relating to office lease 799 868 Restricted cash relating to disposal of LNG Croatia — 36,747 Total restricted cash and short-term deposits 131,268 163,181 Less: Amounts included in current restricted cash and short-term deposits (58,421) (100,361) Long-term restricted cash 72,847 62,820 (1) In November 2015, in connection with the issuance of a $400 million letter of credit ("LC") by a financial institution to our project partner involved in the Hilli, we posted an initial cash collateral of $305.0 million to support the performance guarantee. Under the provisions of the $400 million LC, the terms allow for a stepped reduction in the value of the guarantee over time and thus, a concurrent reduction in the cash collateral requirements. In May 2021, following the production of 3.6 million tonnes of LNG, the LC was reduced to $100.0 million and the cash collateral to $60.7 million. (2) In connection with Operation & Maintenance ("O&M") Agreement that we entered with LNG Hrvatska d.o.o. to operate and maintain the FSRU, LNG Croatia , we are required to hold a performance guarantee of $11.3 million, which will remain restricted throughout the 10 year O&M Agreement term. (3) In connection with the disposal of Hygo, we provided a $1.5 million performance guarantee to the senior lenders of CELSE to enable the lenders to waive their consent to a change of control and extend the technical completion date. The guarantee expires in January 2022.

Other Current Assets (Tables)

Other Current Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Current Assets	(in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Investment in listed equity securities (note 9 and 18) (1) 660,642 — Other receivables 4,288 6,291 Prepaid expenses 3,963 2,391 668,893 8,682 (1) “Investment in listed equity securities” comprised of our 18.6 million NFE shares (note 9 and 18), and associated dividend receivable from these shares, amounting to $658.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Dividend receivable is included in the income statement line-item “Other non-operating losses, net”.

Assets Under Development (Table

Assets Under Development (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
Schedule for Assets Under Development	(in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Opening asset under development balance 658,247 434,248 Additions 152,886 283,927 Transfer from vessels and equipment, net — 77,172 Transfer from other non-current assets — 16,213 Interest costs capitalized 20,323 34,296 Disposal of LNG Croatia — (187,609) Closing asset under development balance 831,456 658,247
Schedule of Fiscal Year Maturity	As at June 30, 2021, the estimated timing of the outstanding payments in connection with the Gimi conversion are as follows: (in thousands of $) Period ending December 31, 2021 (1) 114,492 2022 265,831 2023 277,336 2024 58,792 716,451 (1) For the six months ending December 31, 2021

Investments in Affiliates (Tabl

Investments in Affiliates (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments	Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Share of net earnings/(losses) of Avenir (1) 153 (212) Share of net earnings/(losses) of others 4 (49) Total equity in net earnings/(losses) of affiliates 157 (261) The carrying amounts of our equity method investments, from continuing operations, as at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Avenir 46,887 39,984 Others 4,405 4,401 Total investments in affiliates 51,292 44,385

Other Non-Current Assets (Table

Other Non-Current Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Components of Other Non-Current Assets	Other non-current assets comprise of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Oil derivative instrument (1) 81,730 540 Operating lease right-of-use-assets 13,059 14,642 Other non-current assets 4,188 12,729 98,977 27,911 (1) “ Oil derivative instrument ” refers to a derivative embedded in the Hilli LTA. See note 2 of our consolidated financial statements for further details.

Debt (Tables)

Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of components of Debt	As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, our debt was as follows: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Gimi facility (410,000) (300,000) 2017 Convertible Bonds (391,815) (383,739) Revolving Credit facility (100,000) (100,000) $1.125 billion facility (60,178) (65,649) Golar Arctic facility (32,825) (36,472) Subtotal (excluding lessor VIE loans) (994,818) (885,860) CSSC VIE loans (1) (643,297) (691,488) ICBCL VIE loans (1) (401,662) (434,152) AVIC VIE loan (1) (114,656) (104,807) CCBFL VIE loan (1) (90,178) (90,178) CMBL VIE loan (1) (81,950) (89,450) COSCO Shipping VIE loan (1) (79,437) (83,596) Total debt (2,405,998) (2,379,531) Less: Deferred financing costs 26,417 28,749 Total debt, net of deferred financing costs (2,379,581) (2,350,782) At June 30, 2021, our debt, net of deferred financing costs, is broken down as follows: Golar debt VIE debt (1) Total debt (in thousands of $) Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt (507,985) (815,113) (1,323,098) Long-term debt (462,842) (593,641) (1,056,483) Total (970,827) (1,408,754) (2,379,581) (1) These amounts relate to certain lessor entities (for which legal ownership resides with financial institutions) that we are required to consolidate under U.S. GAAP into our financial statements as variable interest entities (see note 10).

Other Current Liabilities (Tabl

Other Current Liabilities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Current Liabilities	(in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Liability for UK tax leases (note 20) (73,324) — Mark-to-market interest rate swaps valuation (note 18) (27,512) (44,315) Deferred operating cost and charterhire revenue (17,534) (12,330) Day 1 gain deferred revenue - current portion (9,950) (9,950) Current portion of operating lease liability (4,716) (5,005) Mark-to-market foreign exchange swaps valuation (note 18) — (1,310) Other (1) (6,186) (12,509) (139,222) (85,419) (1) Included in “Other” is dividend payable for lessor VIE of $nil and $7.5 million, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

Financial Instruments (Tables)

Financial Instruments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Values of Financial Instruments	The carrying values and estimated fair values of our financial instruments at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows: June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 (in thousands of $) Fair value Carrying value Fair value Carrying value Fair value Non-Derivatives: Cash and cash equivalents Level 1 207,272 207,272 127,691 127,691 Restricted cash and short-term deposits Level 1 131,268 131,268 163,181 163,181 Investment in listed equity securities (1) Level 2 658,779 658,779 — — Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt (2)(3) Level 2 (933,966) (933,966) (984,510) (984,510) Short-term debt - convertible bonds (3) Level 2 (391,815) (399,240) — — Long-term debt - convertible bonds (3) Level 2 — — (383,740) (366,581) Long-term debt (3) Level 2 (1,080,217) (1,080,217) (1,011,281) (1,011,281) Derivatives: Oil derivative instrument (4)(5) Level 2 81,730 81,730 540 540 Interest rate swaps liability (4)(6) Level 2 (27,512) (27,512) (44,315) (44,315) Foreign exchange swaps liability (4) Level 2 — — (1,310) (1,310) (1) Investment in listed equity securities refers to our 18.6 million NFE Shares (note 9). The fair value was calculated using the NFE closing share price as at June 30, 2021 discounted at 6.64% using an option pricing valuation model to quantify the discount for the lack of marketability during the holding period, resulting in a valuation of $658.8 million. The fair value above excludes the dividend receivable from NFE, amounting to $1.9 million. (2) The carrying amounts of our short-term debt approximate their fair values because of the near term maturity of these instruments. (3) Our debt obligations are recorded at amortized cost in the consolidated balance sheets. The amounts presented in the table above are gross of the deferred finance charges amounting to $26.4 million and $28.7 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. (3) The fair value of certain derivative instruments is the estimated amount that we would receive or pay to terminate the agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates, foreign exchange rates, closing quoted market prices and our creditworthiness and that of our counterparties. (4) Derivative liabilities are captured within other current liabilities and derivative assets are generally captured within other current assets and non-current assets on the balance sheet. (5) The fair value of the oil derivative instrument was determined using the estimated discounted cash flows of the additional payments due to us as a result of oil prices moving above a contractual oil price floor over the term of the LTA. Significant inputs used in the valuation of the oil derivative include management’s estimate of an appropriate discount rate and the length of time to blend the long-term and short-term oil prices obtained from quoted prices in active markets.
Schedule of Designated Cash Flow Hedges	As of June 30, 2021, we were party to the following interest rate swap transactions involving the payment of fixed rates in exchange for LIBOR as summarized below: Instrument (in thousands of $) Notional value Maturity dates Fixed interest rates Interest rate swaps: Receiving floating, pay fixed 480,000 2024 to 2029 1.69% - 2.37%

Related Party Transactions (Tab

Related Party Transactions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions	Net revenues: The transactions with Golar Partners and its subsidiaries for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021 and for six months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of the following: Period ended April 15, 2021 Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Management and administrative services revenue (a) 1,717 3,947 Ship management fees revenue (b) 2,251 2,632 Interest income on short-term loan (c) 18 285 Total 3,986 6,864 (Payables)/receivables: The balances with Golar Partners and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balances due to Golar Partners and its subsidiaries (c) — (1,133) Methane Princess lease security deposit (d) — 349 Total — (784) a) Management and administrative services revenue - On March 30, 2011, Golar Partners entered into a management and administrative services agreement with Golar Management Limited ("Golar Management"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Golar, pursuant to which Golar Management will provide to Golar Partners certain management and administrative services. The services provided by Golar Management are charged at cost plus a management fee equal to 5% of Golar Management’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with providing these services. Where external service providers costs are incurred by us on behalf of Golar Partners, these are recharged at cost. Golar Partners may terminate the agreement by providing 120 days written notice. b) Ship management fees - Golar and certain of its affiliates charge ship management fees to Golar Partners for the provision of technical and commercial management of Golar Partners' vessels. Each of Golar Partners’ vessels is subject to management agreements pursuant to which certain commercial and technical management services are provided by Golar Management. Golar Partners may terminate these agreements by providing 30 days written notice. c) Interest income on short-term loan, balances due to Golar Partners and its subsidiaries - Receivables and payables with Golar Partners and its subsidiaries are comprised primarily of unpaid management fees and expenses for management, advisory and administrative services, dividends in respect of the Hilli Common Units and other related party arrangements. In addition, certain receivables and payables arise when we pay an invoice on behalf of a related party and vice versa. Receivables and payables are generally settled quarterly in arrears. Balances owing to or due from Golar Partners and its subsidiaries are unsecured, interest-free and intended to be settled in the ordinary course of business. d) Methane Princess Lease security deposit - This represents net advances from Golar Partners since its IPO, which correspond with the net release of funds from the security deposits held relating to a lease for the Methane Princess . This is in connection with the Methane Princess tax lease indemnity provided to Golar Partners under the predecessor Omnibus Agreement which terminated on April 15, 2021. Under the predecessor Omnibus Agreement, we provided a $11.4 million tax indemnification guarantee to Golar Partners in connection with the Methane Princess finance lease which was voluntarily terminated contemporaneously with closing of the GMLP Merger (note 20) where we paid $8.6 million and $0.8 million to the lessor and Golar Partners respectively, and released the remaining liability (note 9). Net revenues: The transactions with Hygo and its affiliates for the period from January 1, 2021 to April 15, 2021 and for the six months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of the following: Period ended April 15, 2021 Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Management and administrative services revenue 2,051 2,667 Ship management fees income 904 831 Debt guarantee compensation (a) 676 605 Total 3,631 4,103 Payables: The balances with Hygo and its affiliates as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Trading balances due to Hygo and affiliates — (11,222) Balances due to Hygo and affiliates (b) — (11,222) a) Debt guarantee compensation - In connection with the closing of the Hygo and Stonepeak transaction, Hygo entered into agreements to compensate Golar in relation to certain debt guarantees (as further described under the subheading “Guarantees and other”) relating to Hygo and its subsidiaries. The compensation amounted to $0.7 million and $0.6 million income for the period ended April 15, 2021 and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively. b) Balances due to Hygo and affiliates - Receivables and payables with Hygo and its subsidiaries are comprised primarily of unpaid management fees, advisory and administrative services. In addition, certain receivables and payables arise when we pay an invoice on behalf of a related party and vice versa. Receivables and payables are generally settled quarterly in arrears. Balances owing to or due from Hygo and its subsidiaries are unsecured, interest-free and intended to be settled in the ordinary course of business. Receivables: The balances with OneLNG and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Balances due from OneLNG — 64 Total — 64 Net (expenses)/revenue: The transactions with other related parties for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following: Six months ended June 30, (in thousands of $) 2021 2020 Magni Partners (a) (172) (565) Borr Drilling (b) 167 135 2020 Bulkers (c) 53 (32) Avenir LNG (d) 234 — ECGS (e) 1,482 — Total 1,764 (462) Receivables: The balances with other related parties as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following: (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Magni Partners (a) 81 81 Borr Drilling (b) 149 936 2020 Bulkers (c) 29 51 Avenir LNG (d) 1,214 980 Total 1,473 2,048 a) Magni Partners - Tor Olav Trøim is the founder of, and partner in, Magni Partners (Bermuda) Limited (“Magni Partners”), a privately held Bermuda company, and is the ultimate beneficial owner of the company. Receivables and payables from Magni Partners comprise primarily of the cost (without mark-up) or part cost of personnel employed by Magni Partners who have provided advisory and management services to Golar. These costs do not include any payment for any services provided by Tor Olav Trøim himself. b) Borr Drilling - Tor Olav Trøim is the founder, and director of Borr Drilling, a Bermuda company listed on the Oslo and Nasdaq stock exchanges. Receivables comprise primarily of management and administrative services provided by our Bermuda corporate office. c) 2020 Bulkers is a related party by virtue of common directorships. Receivables comprise primarily of management and administrative services provided by our Bermuda corporate office. d) Avenir LNG entered into agreements to compensate Golar in relation to certain debt guarantees relating to Avenir LNG and its subsidiaries. This compensation amounted to an aggregate of $0.2 million and $nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. e) We chartered Golar Ice to ECGS during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Other Commitments and Conting_2

Other Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Assets Pledged	Assets pledged (in thousands of $) June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Book value of vessels secured against loans (1) 2,907,343 2,959,535 (1) This excludes the Gimi which is classified as “Asset under development” (note 13) and secured against its specific debt facility (note 16).

General (Details)

General (Details) shares in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)carriershares	Feb. 28, 2017USD ($)
Term facility | Revolving Credit Facility
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | $	$ 100,000,000
Seal SPV loans | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Long-term Debt
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | $	98,900,000
2017 convertible bonds | Convertible Debt
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | $	402,500,000	$ 402,500,000
Golar Tundra facility | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Short-term Debt
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount | $	$ 101,100,000
HYGO merger agreement | New Fortress Energy (NFE)
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Shares owned (in shares) | shares	18.6
LNG carrier | LNG Carrier
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of carriers owned and operated	9
Floating storage regasification units | LNG Carrier
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of carriers owned and operated	1
FLNG | LNG Carrier
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of carriers owned and operated	3
FLNG under conversion | LNG Carrier
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of carriers owned and operated	1
FLNG earmarked for conversion | LNG Carrier
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of carriers owned and operated	1

Accounting Policies - Price Ris

Accounting Policies - Price Risk Derivatives (Details) - FLNG derivative - FLNG - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Price Risk Derivatives [Line Items]
Realized gain on oil derivative instrument	$ 2,975	$ 2,539
Unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument	81,190	(39,620)
Realized and unrealized (loss)/gain on oil derivative instrument	$ 84,165	$ (37,081)

Accounting Policies - Prior Per

Accounting Policies - Prior Period Adjustments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Equity in net losses of affiliates		$ 157	$ (261)
Loss from discontinued operations	$ 568,164	568,164	(177,040)
Balance Sheet:
Investments in affiliates		51,292		$ 44,385
Assets held for sale		0		267,766
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Equity in net losses of affiliates		(157)	261
Net (income)/loss from discontinued operations			177,040
Dividends received from discontinued operations			0
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to investments in affiliates		(8,625)	(8,042)
Dividends received			0
Short-term loan advanced to related parties			0
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties			0
Discontinued Operations
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Dividends received from discontinued operations		0	460
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to investments in affiliates		0	(2,410)
Dividends received		460	9,204
Short-term loan advanced to related parties		0	(40,000)
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties		$ 0	40,000
As previously reported
Income Statement [Abstract]
Equity in net losses of affiliates			(177,301)
Loss from discontinued operations			0
Balance Sheet:
Investments in affiliates				312,151
Assets held for sale				0
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Equity in net losses of affiliates			177,301
Net (income)/loss from discontinued operations			0
Dividends received from discontinued operations			460
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to investments in affiliates			(10,452)
Dividends received			9,204
Short-term loan advanced to related parties			(40,000)
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties			40,000
As previously reported | Discontinued Operations
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Dividends received from discontinued operations			0
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to investments in affiliates			0
Dividends received			0
Short-term loan advanced to related parties			0
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties			0
Adjustments Increase/ (Decrease)
Income Statement [Abstract]
Equity in net losses of affiliates			177,040
Loss from discontinued operations			(177,040)
Balance Sheet:
Investments in affiliates				(267,766)
Assets held for sale				$ 267,766
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Equity in net losses of affiliates			(177,040)
Net (income)/loss from discontinued operations			177,040
Dividends received from discontinued operations			(460)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to investments in affiliates			2,410
Dividends received			(9,204)
Short-term loan advanced to related parties			40,000
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties			(40,000)
Adjustments Increase/ (Decrease) | Discontinued Operations
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Dividends received from discontinued operations			460
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Additions to investments in affiliates			(2,410)
Dividends received			9,204
Short-term loan advanced to related parties			(40,000)
Proceeds from repayment of short-term loan advanced to related parties			$ 40,000

Segment Information - Narrative

Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021carriersegmentoperational_flngundergoing_conversion	Dec. 31, 2020segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments | segment	3	4
Number of operational FLNG | operational_flng	1
Number of undergoing conversions | undergoing_conversion	1
Number of carriers earmarked for conversion | carrier	1

Segment Information (Details)

Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating revenues	$ 230,114	$ 224,801
Vessel operating expenses	(62,129)	(54,476)
Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses	(9,730)	(6,366)
Administrative expenses	(18,468)	(18,735)
Project development expenses	(894)	(4,937)
Realized gains on oil derivative instrument	2,975	2,539
Other operating income	2,770	532
Adjusted EBITDA	144,638	143,358
Balance Sheet:
Total assets	4,946,097		$ 4,314,229
Assets held for sale	0		267,766
Investments in affiliates	51,292		44,385
Continuing Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating revenues	230,114	224,801
Vessel operating expenses	(62,129)	(54,476)
Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses	(9,730)	(6,366)
Administrative expenses	(18,468)	(18,735)
Project development expenses	(894)	(4,937)
Realized gains on oil derivative instrument	2,975	2,539
Other operating income	2,770	532
Adjusted EBITDA	144,638	143,358
Balance Sheet:
Total assets	4,946,097		4,046,463
Investments in affiliates	51,292		44,385
Discontinued Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating revenues	0	0
Vessel operating expenses	0	0
Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses	0	0
Administrative expenses	0	0
Project development expenses	0	0
Realized gains on oil derivative instrument	0	0
Other operating income	0	0
Adjusted EBITDA	0	0
Operating Segments | Shipping | Continuing Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating revenues	104,699	105,572
Vessel operating expenses	(30,902)	(27,796)
Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses	(9,389)	(6,366)
Administrative expenses	(253)	(980)
Project development expenses	0	(66)
Realized gains on oil derivative instrument	0	0
Other operating income	2,770	532
Adjusted EBITDA	66,925	70,896
Balance Sheet:
Total assets	1,837,620		1,870,819
Investments in affiliates	0		0
Operating Segments | FLNG | Continuing Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating revenues	110,134	109,048
Vessel operating expenses	(26,046)	(26,971)
Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses	(300)	0
Administrative expenses	(328)	(597)
Project development expenses	(745)	(1,399)
Realized gains on oil derivative instrument	2,975	2,539
Other operating income	0	0
Adjusted EBITDA	85,690	82,620
Balance Sheet:
Total assets	2,150,736		1,933,677
Investments in affiliates	0		0
Operating Segments | Corporate and Other | Continuing Operations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total operating revenues	15,281	10,181
Vessel operating expenses	(5,181)	291
Voyage, charterhire and commission expenses	(41)	0
Administrative expenses	(17,887)	(17,158)
Project development expenses	(149)	(3,472)
Realized gains on oil derivative instrument	0	0
Other operating income	0	0
Adjusted EBITDA	(7,977)	$ (10,158)
Balance Sheet:
Total assets	957,741		241,967
Investments in affiliates	$ 51,292		$ 44,385

Revenue - Change in Contract Ba

Revenue - Change in Contract Balances (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Contract Assets
Contract with customer, asset, net, beginning balance	$ 26,780
Payments received for services billed in prior period	(26,780)
Services provided and billed in current period	118,835
Payments received for services billed in current period	(99,802)
Contract with customer, asset, net, ending balance	19,033
Contract Liabilities
Contract with customer, liability, beginning balance	(22,856)
Amortization of deferred commissioning period revenue	2,043
Contract with customer, liability, ending balance	$ (20,813)

Revenue - Management Fee Revenu

Revenue - Management Fee Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due from related parties	$ 1,473	$ 2,112
Amounts due to related parties	0	12,006
Related Parties | Management and administrative services revenue
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts due from related parties	100	1,000
Amounts due to related parties	$ 0	$ 600

Revenue - Liquefaction Services

Revenue - Liquefaction Services Revenue (Details) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)$ / barrel	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017USD ($)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Liquefaction services revenue		$ 230,114	$ 224,801
Amortization of Day 1 gain		16,804	(48,575)
Overproduction revenue		$ 1,304	0
Oil price per barrel (in usd per barrel) | $ / barrel		60
Contract with customer, liability, revenue recognized	$ 33,800
FLNG
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Derivative asset				$ 79,600
Liquefaction services revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Liquefaction services revenue		$ 110,134	109,048
Amortization of deferred commissioning period revenue billing		2,043	2,110
Amortization of Day 1 gain		4,816	4,975
Other		(279)	(287)
Base tolling fee
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Liquefaction services revenue		$ 102,250	$ 102,250

(Loss)_Earnings Per Share (Deta

(Loss)/Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Components of the numerator for the calculation of basic and diluted EPS
Net loss from continuing operations - basic	$ (71,367)	$ (82,841)
Net loss from continuing operations - diluted	(71,367)	(82,841)
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations - basic	568,164	(177,040)
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations - diluted	$ 568,164	$ (177,040)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic (in shares)	109,188	94,495
Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Abstract]
Basic EPS from continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ (0.65)	$ (0.88)
Dilutive EPS from continuing operations (in USD per share)	(0.65)	(0.88)
Basic EPS from discontinued operations (in USD per share)	5.20	(1.87)
Dilutive EPS from discontinued operations (in USD per share)	$ 5.20	$ (1.87)

Gains_(Losses) On Derivative _3

Gains/(Losses) On Derivative Instruments And Other Financial Items, Net - Schedule of Other Financial Items (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$ 16,482	$ (49,857)
Income from guarantees provided	1,326	862
Foreign exchange loss on operations	(627)	(302)
Financing arrangement fees and other costs	(147)	(464)
Others	(255)	(107)
Other financial items, net	297	(11)
Interest Rate Swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments	16,804	(44,668)
Interest expense on undesignated interest rate swaps	(562)	(1,282)
Equity Derivatives
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments	0	(5,051)
Foreign Exchange Swaps
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments	0	1,144
Foreign exchange loss on operations	$ 240	$ 0

Operating Leases - Operating Le

Operating Leases - Operating Lease Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease income	$ 91,603	$ 103,246
Variable lease income	13,096	2,326
Total operating lease income	104,699	$ 105,572
Vessels
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease income	900
Variable lease income	2,600
Operating lease cost	$ 3,000

Discontinued Operations - Narra

Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 15, 2021	Apr. 15, 2015	Jun. 30, 2021
New Fortress Energy | Hygo Energy Transition Ltd | HYGO merger agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Shares owned (in shares)		31,372,549
Payments to acquire outstanding shares	$ 580,000,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration received from NFE	$ 876,277,000
Transactions from discontinued operations after disposal			$ 3,100,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Golar LNG Partners
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operation, share price (in USD per share)	$ 3.55
Consideration received from NFE	$ 75,700,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Golar LNG Partners | Hilli
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Payment of dividends			7,200,000
Guarantor obligations, expenses reimbursements			$ 300,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Hygo Energy Transition Ltd
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Discontinued operation, share price (in USD per share)	$ 44.65
Discontinued operation, consideration, shares received (in shares)	18,627,451
Consideration received from NFE	$ 50,000,000

Discontinued Operations - Dispo

Discontinued Operations - Disposal of Golar Partners and Hygo (Details)		Apr. 15, 2021USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)t	Apr. 15, 2021USD ($)$ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)t		Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Carrying value of disposed investments in affiliates			$ (51,292,000)		$ (51,292,000)			$ (44,385,000)
Realized accumulated comprehensive losses on disposal of investments in affiliates					43,380,000	[1]	$ 0
Gain on disposal				$ 575,056,000			0
Equity securities, current, fair value			660,642,000		660,642,000			0
Unrealized mark-to-market loss			86,700,000		86,664,000		0
Assets held for sale			$ 0		0			267,766,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments					(157,000)		261,000
Share of affiliate's comprehensive losses from discontinued operations	[2]				$ 3,147,000		21,098,000
Dividends received							$ 0
Measurement Input, Discount Rate
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Measurement input			0.0664		0.0664
Measurement Input, Share Price
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Measurement input | t			37.88		37.88
Level 2 | Reported Value Measurement
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Equity securities, current, fair value			$ 658,779,000		$ 658,779,000			0
Level 2 | Reported Value Measurement | Measurement Input, Discount Rate
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Measurement input			0.0664		0.0664
New Fortress Energy (NFE) | Level 2 | Reported Value Measurement
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Equity securities, current, fair value			$ 658,800,000		$ 658,800,000
Golar LNG Partners | Tax lease indemnification
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Release of tax indemnity guarantee				2,100,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Consideration received from NFE		$ 876,277,000		876,277,000
Carrying value of disposed investments in affiliates		$ (257,270,000)		(257,270,000)
Realized accumulated comprehensive losses on disposal of investments in affiliates				(43,380,000)
Others				(571,000)
Gain on disposal				575,056,000
Assets held for sale								267,800,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments				6,900,000
Share of affiliate's comprehensive losses from discontinued operations				3,100,000
Discontinued operation, transaction cost				2,600,000
Dividends received				$ 500,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Golar LNG Partners
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Ownership percentage		2.00%		2.00%
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Golar LNG Partners
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Consideration received from NFE		$ 75,700,000		$ 75,700,000
Discontinued operation, share price (in USD per share) | $ / shares		$ 3.55		$ 3.55
Assets held for sale								67,429,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Golar LNG General Partnership Units
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Consideration received from NFE		$ 5,100,000		$ 5,100,000
Discontinued operation, Shares sold (in shares) | shares		21,333,586
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Hygo Energy Transition Ltd
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax [Abstract]
Consideration received from NFE		$ 50,000,000		$ 50,000,000
Discontinued operation, share price (in USD per share) | $ / shares		$ 44.65		$ 44.65
Discontinued operation, consideration, shares received (in shares) | shares		18,627,451
Discontinued operation, share price discount %		10.37%
Discontinued operation, noncash consideration, value of shares issued		$ 745,400,000		$ 745,400,000
Assets held for sale								$ 200,337,000
[1]	As at June 30, 2021, and 2020, our other comprehensive loss consisted of a gain of $0.1 million and $0.1 million of pension and post-retirement benefit plan adjustments and $nil and $21.1 million loss of our share of affiliates comprehensive loss from discontinued operations, respectively.
[2]	No tax impact for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

Discontinued Operations - Finan

Discontinued Operations - Financial Statement Effects (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from discontinued operations	$ (6,892)		$ (177,040)
Gain on disposal of investments in affiliates	575,056		0
Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations	568,164	$ 568,164	(177,040)
Assets held for sale		$ 0		$ 267,766
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on disposal of investments in affiliates	575,056
Assets held for sale				267,800
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Golar LNG Partners
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from discontinued operations	8,116		(147,015)
Assets held for sale				67,429
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Hygo Energy Transition Ltd
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss from discontinued operations	$ (15,008)		$ (30,025)
Assets held for sale				$ 200,337

Variable Interest Entities ("_3

Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") - Narrative (Details) - vessel	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 16, 2019
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction	9	9
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Minimum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale and leaseback term	7 years
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Maximum
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Sale and leaseback term	10 years
ICBCL Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction	4
CMBL Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction	1
CCBFL Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction	1
COSCO Shipping Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction	1
CSSC | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction	1
AVIC Agreement | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of vessels in sale and leaseback transaction	1
FLNG | Gimi MS
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			30.00%

Variable Interest Entities ("_4

Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") - Summary of Bareboat Charters (Details) - Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
ICBCL Agreement
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Lessee, operating lease, daily debt service		$ 46,850
ICBCL Agreement | Subsequent Event
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021	$ 15,000,000
Lessee, operating lease, daily debt service	$ 54,000
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Glacier
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		8,620,000
2022		17,100,000
2023		4,451,000
2024		0
2025		0
2026+		0
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Kelvin
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		10,572,000
2022		19,710,000
2023		19,710,000
2024		18,468,000
2025		0
2026+		0
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Snow
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		8,620,000
2022		17,100,000
2023		3,607,000
2024		0
2025		0
2026+		0
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Ice
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		10,594,000
2022		19,710,000
2023		19,710,000
2024		19,764,000
2025		162,000
2026+		0
CMBL Agreement | Golar Tundra
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		9,004,000
2022		63,529,000
2023		0
2024		0
2025		0
2026+		0
CCBFL Agreement | Golar Seal
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		6,802,000
2022		54,904,000
2023		0
2024		0
2025		0
2026+		0
COSCO Shipping Agreement | Golar Crystal
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		5,183,000
2022		10,334,000
2023		10,322,000
2024		10,318,000
2025		10,287,000
2026+		12,829,000
CSSC | Hilli
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		53,013,000
2022		103,231,000
2023		99,658,000
2024		96,171,000
2025		92,511,000
2026+		195,075,000
AVIC Agreement | Golar Bear
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
2021		7,923,000
2022		15,412,000
2023		14,852,000
2024		14,303,000
2025		13,733,000
2026+		$ 15,895,000

Variable Interest Entities ("_5

Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") - Schedule of Assets and Liabilities of Lessor VIEs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	$ 131,268		$ 163,181
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(1,323,098)		(982,845)
Long-term debt	(1,056,483)		(1,367,937)
Total liabilities	(2,731,169)		(2,683,582)
Income Statement [Abstract]
Interest expense	29,013	$ 38,044
Statement of cash flows
Net debt repayments	(102,972)	(511,792)
Net debt receipts	121,363	511,375
Financing costs paid	(3,776)	(4,252)
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	51,228		36,875
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(815,113)		(865,982)
Long-term debt	(593,641)		(625,119)
Total liabilities	(1,408,754)		$ (1,491,101)
Income Statement [Abstract]
Interest expense	13,728	20,026
Statement of cash flows
Net debt repayments	(93,853)	(317,039)
Net debt receipts	11,363	416,375
Financing costs paid	(350)	(1,356)
Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Statement of cash flows
Net debt repayments	(49,704)	(266,822)
Net debt receipts	1,513	$ 222,779
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Glacier | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	19
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(102,027)
Long-term debt	0
Total liabilities	(102,027)
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Kelvin | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	1,461
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(121,465)
Long-term debt	0
Total liabilities	(121,465)
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Snow | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	1,467
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(102,560)
Long-term debt	0
Total liabilities	(102,560)
ICBCL Agreement | Golar Ice | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	18
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(75,260)
Long-term debt	0
Total liabilities	(75,260)
CMBL Agreement | Golar Tundra | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	0
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(9,924)
Long-term debt	(72,026)
Total liabilities	(81,950)
CCBFL Agreement | Golar Seal | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	10,347
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	0
Long-term debt	(89,964)
Total liabilities	(89,964)
COSCO Shipping Agreement | Golar Crystal | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	4,783
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(8,355)
Long-term debt	(70,741)
Total liabilities	(79,096)
CSSC | Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	16,504
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(395,522)
Long-term debt	(247,270)
Total liabilities	(642,792)
AVIC Agreement | Golar Bear | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Assets
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	16,629
Debt:
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	0
Long-term debt	(113,640)
Total liabilities	$ (113,640)

Variable Interest Entities ("_6

Variable Interest Entities ("VIE") - Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 961,204		$ 537,793
Current liabilities	(1,556,049)		(1,180,206)
Liquefaction services revenue	230,114	$ 224,801
Net debt repayments	(102,972)	(511,792)
Capitalized financing costs	(3,776)	(4,252)
Net debt receipts	121,363	511,375
Proceeds from subscription of equity interest	12,812	0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Net debt repayments	(93,853)	(317,039)
Capitalized financing costs	(350)	(1,356)
Net debt receipts	11,363	416,375
Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	64,814		65,629
Non-current assets	1,259,985		1,203,805
Current liabilities	(433,953)		(447,701)
Non-current liabilities	(308,141)		(345,058)
Realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on oil derivative instrument	84,165	(37,081)
Net debt repayments	(49,704)	(266,822)
Net debt receipts	1,513	222,779
Golar Gimi | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Current assets	3,509		15,505
Non-current assets	831,456		658,247
Current liabilities	(23,208)		(33,844)
Non-current liabilities	(388,403)		$ (277,932)
Additions to asset under development	168,392	110,173
Capitalized financing costs	(3,259)	(3,304)
Net debt receipts	110,000	95,000
Proceeds from subscription of equity interest	12,812	0
Liquefaction services revenue
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Liquefaction services revenue	110,134	109,048
Liquefaction services revenue | Hilli | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Liquefaction services revenue	$ 110,134	$ 109,048

Restricted Cash and Short Ter_3

Restricted Cash and Short Term Deposits (Details) t in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021USD ($)t	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2015USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2013USD ($)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		$ 131,268,000	$ 163,181,000
Less: Amounts included in current restricted cash and short-term deposits		(58,421,000)	(100,361,000)
Long-term restricted cash		72,847,000	62,820,000
LNG Croatia
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		$ 0	36,747,000
Period for lifting of escrow account		10 years
Financial Guarantee | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Hygo Energy Transition Ltd
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		$ 1,500,000	0
Financial Guarantee | LNG Croatia
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		11,329,000	0
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		51,228,000	36,875,000
Interest Rate Swap
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		3,140,000	8,864,000
Lease Agreements
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		799,000	868,000
GoFLNG Hilli facility
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 100,000,000
Credit facility available to project partner				$ 400,000,000
LNG production | t	3,600
GoFLNG Hilli facility | Financial Guarantee
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits	$ 60,700,000	60,721,000	77,212,000	$ 305,000,000
$1.125 billion facility | Line of Credit | Secured Debt
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits		$ 2,551,000	$ 2,615,000
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,125,000,000

Other Current Assets - Schedule

Other Current Assets - Schedule of Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Current Assets [Line Items]
Investment in listed equity securities (note 9 and 18)	$ 660,642	$ 0
Other receivables	4,288	6,291
Prepaid expenses	3,963	2,391
Other current assets	668,893	8,682
Dividends receivable	1,900
Level 2 | Carrying value
Other Current Assets [Line Items]
Investment in listed equity securities (note 9 and 18)	$ 658,779	$ 0
New Fortress Energy (NFE)
Other Current Assets [Line Items]
Equity instrument (in shares)	18,600
Dividends receivable	$ 1,900
New Fortress Energy (NFE) | Level 2 | Carrying value
Other Current Assets [Line Items]
Investment in listed equity securities (note 9 and 18)	$ 658,800

Assets Under Development - Sche

Assets Under Development - Schedule Of Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
Opening asset under development balance	$ 658,247	$ 434,248
Additions	152,886	283,927
Transfer from vessels and equipment, net	0	77,172
Transfer from other non-current assets	0	16,213
Interest costs capitalized	20,323	34,296
Disposal of LNG Croatia	0	(187,609)
Closing asset under development balance	$ 831,456	$ 658,247

Assets Under Development - Narr

Assets Under Development - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Jun. 30, 2021
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Contractual obligation				$ 716,451,000
Gimi Conversion
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Term of charter			20 years
Project extension	11 months
Contractual obligation				$ 1,500,000,000
Gimi Conversion | Gimi $700 million facility
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 700,000,000
Gimi Conversion | Keppel Capital
Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Gas Producing Activities, by Geographic Area [Line Items]
Long-term purchase commitment, percentage		30.00%

Assets Under Development - Comm

Assets Under Development - Commitments (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
2021	$ 114,492
2022	265,831
2023	277,336
2024	58,792
Total	$ 716,451

Investments in Affiliates (Deta

Investments in Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Share of net earnings/(losses) of affiliates	$ 157	$ (261)
Investments in affiliates	51,292		$ 44,385
Avenir
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Share of net earnings/(losses) of affiliates	153	(212)
Investments in affiliates	$ 46,887		39,984
Number of shares subscribed (in shares)	18,000,000
Equity method, par value (in usd per share)	$ 1
Subscribed shares cost	$ 18,000
Others
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Share of net earnings/(losses) of affiliates	4	$ (49)
Investments in affiliates	$ 4,405		$ 4,401

Other Non-Current Assets (Detai

Other Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Components of Other Non-Current Assets:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$ 13,059	$ 14,642
Other non-current assets	4,188	12,729
Total other non-current assets	98,977	27,911
FLNG derivative
Components of Other Non-Current Assets:
Oil derivative instrument	$ 81,730	$ 540

Debt - Schedule of components o

Debt - Schedule of components of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ (2,405,998)	$ (2,379,531)
Subtotal (excluding lessor VIE loans)	(994,818)	(885,860)
Less: Deferred financing costs	26,417	28,749
Total debt, net of deferred financing costs	(2,379,581)	(2,350,782)
Revolving Credit Facility | Gimi facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(410,000)	(300,000)
Revolving Credit Facility | Term facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(100,000)	(100,000)
Convertible Debt | 2017 Convertible Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(391,815)	(383,739)
Secured Debt | $1.125 billion facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(60,178)	(65,649)
Secured Debt | Golar Arctic facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(32,825)	(36,472)
Secured Debt | CSSC VIE loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(643,297)	(691,488)
Secured Debt | ICBCL VIE loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(401,662)	(434,152)
Secured Debt | AVIC VIE Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(114,656)	(104,807)
Secured Debt | CCBFL VIE loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(90,178)	(90,178)
Secured Debt | CMBL VIE loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	(81,950)	(89,450)
Secured Debt | COSCO Shipping VIE loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ (79,437)	$ (83,596)

Debt - Summary (Details)

Debt - Summary (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	$ (1,323,098)
Long-term debt	(1,056,483)	$ (1,367,937)
Total	(2,379,581)
VIE debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(815,113)
Long-term debt	(593,641)	$ (625,119)
Total	(1,408,754)
Golar
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt	(507,985)
Long-term debt	(462,842)
Total	$ (970,827)

Debt - Narrative (Details)

Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)	Feb. 17, 2017$ / shares	Feb. 13, 2017$ / shares
Golar Bear Facility | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary | Long-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 110,000,000
Proceeds from lines of credit	$ 100,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Debt instrument, term	7 years
Debt instrument, interest rate (in percentage)	4.64%
2017 convertible bonds | Convertible Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 402,500,000	$ 402,500,000
Debt instrument, interest rate (in percentage)		2.75%
Share Price | $ / shares					$ 27.92
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares				$ 37.69
Debt instrument, conversion premium				35.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio		0.0265308

Other Current Liabilities - Sch

Other Current Liabilities - Schedule of Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]
Liability for UK tax leases (note 20)	$ (73,324,000)	$ 0
Deferred operating cost and charterhire revenue	(17,534,000)	(12,330,000)
Day 1 gain deferred revenue - current portion	(9,950,000)	(9,950,000)
Current portion of operating lease liability	(4,716,000)	(5,005,000)
Other	(6,186,000)	(12,509,000)
Other liabilities, current	(139,222,000)	(85,419,000)
Dividends payable to VIE	0	7,500,000
Interest Rate Swap
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]
Mark-to-market interest rate swaps valuation	27,512,000	44,315,000
Mark-to-market exchange rate swaps valuation	27,512,000	44,315,000
Foreign Exchange Swaps
Other Current Liabilities [Line Items]
Mark-to-market interest rate swaps valuation	0	1,310,000
Mark-to-market exchange rate swaps valuation	$ 0	$ 1,310,000

Financial Instruments - Carryin

Financial Instruments - Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values (Details) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)shares	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)
Non-Derivatives:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 207,272	$ 127,691	$ 128,661	$ 222,123
Equity securities, current, fair value	660,642	0
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt, carrying value	(1,323,098)	(982,845)
Long-term debt	(1,056,483)	(1,367,937)
Derivatives:
Dividends receivable	1,900
Deferred finance charges	$ 26,417	28,749
Measurement Input, Discount Rate
Derivatives:
Measurement input	0.0664
New Fortress Energy (NFE)
Derivatives:
Equity instrument (in shares) | shares	18,600
Dividends receivable	$ 1,900
Carrying value | Level 1
Non-Derivatives:
Cash and cash equivalents	207,272	127,691
Restricted cash and short-term deposits, carrying value	131,268	163,181
Carrying value | Level 2
Non-Derivatives:
Equity securities, current, fair value	658,779	0
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt, carrying value	(933,966)	(984,510)
Short-term debt - convertible bonds, carrying value	(391,815)	0
Long-term debt - convertible bonds, carrying value	0	(383,740)
Long-term debt	$ (1,080,217)	(1,011,281)
Carrying value | Level 2 | Measurement Input, Discount Rate
Derivatives:
Measurement input	0.0664
Carrying value | Level 2 | New Fortress Energy (NFE)
Non-Derivatives:
Equity securities, current, fair value	$ 658,800
Carrying value | Level 2 | Oil Derivative
Derivatives:
Derivative asset	81,730	540
Carrying value | Level 2 | Interest Rate Swaps
Derivatives:
Derivative liability	(27,512)	(44,315)
Carrying value | Level 2 | Foreign Exchange Swaps
Derivatives:
Foreign exchange swaps liability	0	(1,310)
Fair value | Level 1
Non-Derivatives:
Cash and cash equivalents, fair value	207,272	127,691
Restricted cash and short-term deposits, fair value	131,268	163,181
Fair value | Level 2
Non-Derivatives:
Equity securities, current, fair value	658,779	0
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term debt, fair value	(933,966)	(984,510)
Short-term debt - convertible bonds, fair value	(399,240)	0
Long-term debt - convertible bonds, fair value	0	(366,581)
Long-term debt, fair value	(1,080,217)	(1,011,281)
Fair value | Level 2 | Oil Derivative
Derivatives:
Derivative asset	81,730	540
Fair value | Level 2 | Interest Rate Swaps
Derivatives:
Derivative liability	(27,512)	(44,315)
Fair value | Level 2 | Foreign Exchange Swaps
Derivatives:
Foreign exchange swaps liability	$ 0	$ (1,310)

Financial Instruments - Interes

Financial Instruments - Interest Rate Swaps (Details) - Interest Rate Swap - Cash Flow Hedging - Designated as Hedging Instrument	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value	$ 480,000,000
Minimum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed interest rates	1.69%
Maximum | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed interest rates	2.37%

Financial Instruments - Narrati

Financial Instruments - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Restricted cash and short-term deposits, carrying value	$ 3,100

Related Party Transactions - Tr

Related Party Transactions - Transactions and balances with Golar Partners and Subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 15, 2021	Apr. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party				$ 1,473	$ 2,048
Tax lease indemnification | Golar LNG Partners
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Noncurrent guarantees issued						$ 11,400
Terminated lease payment and release of remaining provision	$ 800
Tax lease indemnification | Santander Bank
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Terminated lease payment and release of remaining provision	$ 8,600
Golar LNG Partners
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total		$ 3,986	$ 6,864
Due from (to) related party				0	(784)
Related party transaction rate (in percentage)		5.00%
Termination of related party agreement, period of written notice		120 days
Golar LNG Partners | Golar Management
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Termination of related party agreement, period of written notice		30 days
Golar LNG Partners | Management and administrative services revenue
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties		$ 1,717	3,947
Golar LNG Partners | Ship management fees income
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties		2,251	2,632
Golar LNG Partners | Interest income
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest income, related party		$ 18	$ 285
Golar LNG Partners | Trading balances due to Golar Power and affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party				0	(1,133)
Golar LNG Partners | Methane Princess lease security deposit movements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party				$ 0	$ 349

Related Party Transactions - Ad

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses		$ 144,220,000	$ 138,736,000
The Cool Pool | Voyage, charter hire and commission expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses	$ 2,900,000		3,200,000
Golar LNG Partners
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributions from related party	500,000		9,700,000
Golar LNG Partners | Disposal costs indemnification
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party costs	0		300,000
Dividends payable		$ 0	5,800,000
Golar LNG Partners | Hilli
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payment of dividends	$ 7,800,000		$ 9,900,000
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd | Debt guarantee compensation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value				$ 422,300,000

Related Party Transactions - _2

Related Party Transactions - Transactions and balances with Hygo and Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party			$ 1,473	$ 2,048
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total	$ 3,631	$ 4,103
Due from (to) related party			0	(11,222)
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd | Management and administrative services revenue
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other	2,051	2,667
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd | Ship management fees income
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other	904	831
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd | Debt guarantee compensation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation amount	$ 676	$ 605
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd | Trading balances due to Golar Power and affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party			$ 0	$ (11,222)

Related Party Transactions - _3

Related Party Transactions - Transactions and balances with OneLNG and Subsidiaries (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party	$ 1,473	$ 2,048
OneLNG | Trading Balances Due from OneLNG
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from (to) related party	$ 0	$ 64

Related Party Transactions - _4

Related Party Transactions - Transactions with other related parties (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions	$ 1,764,000	$ (462,000)
Due from (to) related party	1,473,000		$ 2,048,000
Magni Partners
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions	(172,000)	(565,000)
Due from (to) related party	81,000		81,000
Borr Drilling
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions	167,000	135,000
Due from (to) related party	149,000		936,000
2020 Bulkers
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions	53,000	(32,000)
Due from (to) related party	29,000		51,000
Avenir LNG
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions	234,000	0
Due from (to) related party	1,214,000		$ 980,000
Avenir LNG | Debt guarantee compensation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation amount	200,000	0
ECGS
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net income (expenses) from related party transactions	$ 1,482,000	$ 0

Other Commitments and Conting_3

Other Commitments and Contingencies - Pledged Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Book value of vessels secured against loans	$ 2,907,343	$ 2,959,535

Other Commitments and Conting_4

Other Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) € in Thousands, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2021shares	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)tax_leasepower_plant	Dec. 31, 2003tax_lease	Jun. 30, 2021EUR (€)power_plant	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of tax leases terminated		6
Number of tax leases remaining		6
Number of power plants | power_plant		2		2
Contractual obligation | $		$ 716,451
Number of tax leases			6
Accrual for Taxes Other than Income Taxes, Current | $		73,324			$ 0
Shareholders' Agreement, Project to Fund Development of Pipeline Infrastructure and FSRU
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contractual obligation		1,300		€ 1,100
Shareholders' Agreement, Project to Fund Development of Pipeline Infrastructure and FSRU | Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contractual obligation		$ 18,000		€ 15,000
Revolving Credit Facility | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate (in percentage)	4.50%
New Fortress Energy (NFE) | Revolving Credit Facility
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of common units pledged as security (in shares) | shares	18,627,451

Subsequent Events (Details)

Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Aug. 09, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	[1]	Jun. 30, 2020	Feb. 28, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount					$ 50,000,000
Repurchase and cancellation of treasury shares		$ 20,495,000		$ 16,650,000
Share Capital
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Repurchase and cancellation of treasury shares				$ 3,500,000
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock repurchased during the period	300
Repurchase and cancellation of treasury shares	$ 4,000,000
[1]	During the six months ended June 30, 2021 we repurchased 1.7 million of treasury shares for a consideration of $20.5 million, inclusive of brokers commission of $0.03 million .