UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                            Report of Foreign Issuer
                      Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of                     June                                , 2006
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                                Golar LNG Limited
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)


       Par-la-Ville Place, 14 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton, HM 08, Bermuda
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F

              Form 20-F [X]                Form 40-F [_]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                    Yes [_]                  No [X]

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-





Item 1. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached as an Exhibit to this report on Form 6-K is a copy of the press release
of Golar LNG Limited (the "Company"), dated June 15, 2006.







                                                                       Exhibit 1


Employee share option plan


The Board of Golar LNG Ltd (the  "Company")  has  approved  the grant of 200,000
share options to employees  and  directors of the Company and its  subsidiaries.
The options have been granted  pursuant to the terms set forth in the  Company's
existing Employee Share Option Scheme.

The options  were  granted on June 14, 2006 and the strike price has been set at
$13.14,  which  equals the  average  closing  trading  price over the three days
immediately prior to issue.

The  options  have  been  granted  with  certain   restrictions  linked  to  the
declaration thereof, among others continued employment.

Primary insiders have received options as follows:

Gary Smith                           200,000


The options issued represent  approximately  0.3% of the total outstanding share
capital of the Company.  Following  this  issuance  442,000  authorised  but not
issued options remain.




Hamilton, Bermuda
June 15, 2006.






Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                Golar LNG Limited
                                  (Registrant)




Date:  June 15, 2006                            By: /s/ Graham Robjohns
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                                                        Graham Robjohns
                                                        Chief Financial Officer









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