HOUSTON (AP) _ Ranger Oil Corporation (ROCC) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $71.2 million.

The Houston-based company said it had net income of $3.33 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $5.62 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.62 per share.

The company posted revenue of $314.5 million in the period.

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