May 5 (Reuters) - Canadian oil and gas producer Husky Energy Inc HSE.TO reported a quarterly profit on Friday compared with a year-ago loss, helped by higher oil prices.
The company reported a profit of C$71 million ($52 million), or 6 Canadian cents per share, for the first quarter ended March 31, compared with a loss of C$458 million, or 47 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier. average production fell to 334,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from 341,000 boepd, a year ago. ($1 = 1.3770 Canadian dollars)