Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): with 27.7 % of the daily crude oil production halted due to the depression , oil prices rose further after days of increasing levels , and on september 20 reached a record rate of over $ 84 per barrel.
Output (English): with 27.7 % of the daily crude oil production slowed down due to the depression , oil prices increased even more after days of increasing levels , and on september 20 reached a never-before-reached rate of over $ 84 per barrel.