Seoul: SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s leading refiner, on Friday reported its third-quarter net loss of 94.3 billion won (US$65.9 million), remaining in the red compared with a year ago.

According to Yonhap News Agency, operating profit for the July-September period was 573.5 billion won, compared with a loss of 423.3 billion won a year ago, the company said in a regulatory filing. Revenue rose 16.3 percent to 20.53 trillion won.