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OSLO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Norway's natural gas output
fell in August from July and lagged an official forecast, while
crude oil exceeded expectations, the Norwegian Petroleum
Directorate (NPD) said on Thursday.
Natural gas production in August fell to 311.3 million cubic
metres (mcm) per day from 322.6 mcm a month ago, and missed a
forecast of 317.2 mcm by 1.9%, the regulator said on its
website.
Crude oil output fell to 1.79 million barrels per day (bpd)
in August from 1.84 million bpd in July, above a forecast of
1.77 million bpd, NPD's preliminary data showed.
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(Reporting by Nora Buli, editing by Terje Solsvik)
((terje.solsvik@thomsonreuters.com; +47 918 666 70))