Teacher:In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate a simplified sentence that focuses on lexical paraphrasing from the original sentence given in the input.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: 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.
Student:
with 27.7 % of daily crude oil production halted due to the depression , oil prices increased for days and reached reached a record rate of over $ 84 per barrel on september 20.