off-line

German translation: im Produktionsausfall

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English term or phrase:off-line
German translation:im Produktionsausfall
Entered by: Heike Kurtz

17:07 Apr 5, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: off-line
At one point during March almost 1.5 million barrels per day of sweet crude oil was off-line.

(referring to supply disruptions)
Heike Kurtz
Germany
Local time: 09:38
im Produktionsausfall
Explanation:
if an oil rigg is off-line (= off of the pipeline), production is down.
Translation of the sentence: An einem Tag im März war die Förderung von nahezu 1,5 Millionen Barrel Rohöl pro Tag ausgefallen...
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Günther Toussaint
Local time: 09:38
Grading comment
ich hatte mir schon so was ähnliches gedacht - viele Dank für den virtuellen "Klaps auf den Hinterkopf" ;-)
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im Produktionsausfall


Explanation:
if an oil rigg is off-line (= off of the pipeline), production is down.
Translation of the sentence: An einem Tag im März war die Förderung von nahezu 1,5 Millionen Barrel Rohöl pro Tag ausgefallen...

Günther Toussaint
Local time: 09:38
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
ich hatte mir schon so was ähnliches gedacht - viele Dank für den virtuellen "Klaps auf den Hinterkopf" ;-)

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agree  Olaf Reibedanz: Als Alternative: "Im März führten Produktionsausfälle/Kapazitätsausfälle dazu, dass die tägliche Rohölproduktion um bis zu 1,5 Millionen Barrel Rohöl zurückging."
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nicht verfügbar


Explanation:
Just another was of saying it. The equipment may be off-line, but the oil itself?

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 00:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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