TABLE-Unipetrol details Q3 earnings

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Czech oil refiner Unipetrol <UNPEsp.PR> reported a 54 percent rise in third-quarter net profit to 0.85 billion crowns ($38.79 million), lagging the average forecast of 1.23 billion crowns in a Reuters poll of seven analysts.

The company released nine-month results earlier in the day. For news report, double click on [ID:nL09745702].

Figures in billions of crowns:

Q3/06 Avg Fcast Q3/05 Fcast Range REVENUES 26.87 26.88 30.00 23.00-32.47 OPERATING PROFIT 1.68 1.79 1.03 1.25- 2.79 NET PROFIT* 0.85 1.23 0.55 0.85- 1.90

Note. * Net profit attributable to shareholders.

(Reporting by Marek Petrus in Prague) (Editing by Alan Crosby

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Keywords: ENERGY CZECH UNIPETROL