OSLO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Oslo-listed oil firm Vaar Energi VAR.OL, majority-owned by Italy's Eni ENI.MI, maintained its quarterly dividend after reporting a higher-than-expected operating profit on Tuesday.
Vaar's earnings before interest and tax for October-December fell to $947 million from $1 billion a year earlier, beating the average $838 million forecast in a company-compiled poll of 13 analysts.
(Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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