HOUSTON (AP) _ LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.32 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of $4.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.48 per share.

The oil refiner and chemical company posted revenue of $13.16 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $12.76 billion.

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