HOUSTON (AP) _ Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.3 billion.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of $1.78. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.02 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 98 cents per share.

The energy company posted revenue of $1.75 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.81 billion.

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