Norway’s crude oil production rose to 1.882 million barrels per day in August, exceeding the Norwegian Offshore Directorate’s forecast but remaining below the level recorded during the same month last year, preliminary figures released on Tuesday showed. Total liquids production, including crude oil, natural gas liquids and condensate, averaged 2.073 million barrels per day. That was an increase of 97,000 barrels per day, or about 4.9%, from the 1.976 million barrels per day produced in July. Despite the monthly recovery and stronger-than-forecast…