PLANO, Texas (AP) _ Denbury Inc. (DEN) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $82.7 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Plano, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.51. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 74 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 59 cents per share.

The independent oil and gas company posted revenue of $343.7 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $269.6 million.

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