CALGARY, Alberta (AP) _ Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE) on Wednesday reported third-quarter earnings of $1.23 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had net income of 62 cents.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 78 cents per share.

The oil company posted revenue of $13.39 billion in the period, beating Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $10.41 billion.

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