SAN ANTONIO (AP) _ Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) on Thursday reported third-quarter profit of $463 million.

On a per-share basis, the San Antonio-based company said it had profit of $1.13. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.22 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 90 cents per share.

The oil refiner posted revenue of $29.52 billion in the period.

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