UK Forties oil output below plan, delaying some cargoes - sources

The North Sea Forties crude stream is pumping less oil than expected, leading to delays in the loading of some cargoes of the crude, two trade sources said on Friday."There are deferrals being offered."Forties was originally scheduled to load 271,000 barrels per day in August, a lower-than-usual rate due to planned seasonal maintenance at offshore oilfields connected to the pipeline.The two trade sources said that the Total-operated Elgin-Franklin field in the North Sea was returning to operatio