DENVER (AP) _ Ovintiv Inc. (OVV) on Tuesday reported a loss of $72 million in its third quarter.

On a per-share basis, the Denver-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.50 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.47 per share.

The energy company posted revenue of $1.79 billion in the period.

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