Norway's prelim oil production rose in February

OSLO, March 10 (Reuters) - Norway's oil production grew to a preliminary 2.01 million barrels per day on average in February from 1.99 million in January, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said on Tuesday.

Production of natural gas liquids (NGL) and condensate fell to a preliminary 326,000 barrels per day in February from 354,000 in January, the directorate said in a statement.

Gas production fell to a preliminary 9.7 billion standard cubic metres in February from 10.6 billion in January.

Statoil (STL.OL) is the largest oil and gas producer on the Norwegian continental shelf.

(Reporting by Oslo newsroom)