The UK company recorded a net loss of $1.079 billion in the three months to the end of December, versus a $1.759 billion profit in the same period of 2012.
BG had warned last week that 2013 earnings would be hit by a $2.4 billion post-tax impairment charge. About half of that is due to BG declaring force majeure on its liquefied natural gas obligations in Egypt, where gas is being diverted to the domestic market.
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