der Kontrakt ließ weiter nach

English translation: contract continued to weaken

19:34 Jan 28, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Petroleum Eng/Sci
German term or phrase: der Kontrakt ließ weiter nach
Full sentence: "Ähnlich der Entwicklung am kurzen Ende ließ der Sommer 2019 Kontrakt weiter nach, was auch an der weiterhin absehbaren sehr guten Verfügbarkeit von Erdgas insgesamt liegen dürfte."

I assume "Sommer 2019 Kontrakt" belong together, though they may not...

The sentence before talks about the slight increase in oil price having a bullish effect on the gas price and summer 2019.
kj1308
United Kingdom
English translation:contract continued to weaken
Explanation:
Seems to make sense here

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Note added at 22 mins (2019-01-28 19:57:27 GMT)
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Compare with this:
"The Summer 16 contract continued to weaken, falling approximately half a penny to 27.6p/th, on the back of benign weather forecasts, high storage levels and continued strong LNG cargo arrivals." https://www.slideshare.net/bgenergy/bord-gis-energy-index-fe...
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 20:43
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contract continued to weaken


Explanation:
Seems to make sense here

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Note added at 22 mins (2019-01-28 19:57:27 GMT)
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Compare with this:
"The Summer 16 contract continued to weaken, falling approximately half a penny to 27.6p/th, on the back of benign weather forecasts, high storage levels and continued strong LNG cargo arrivals." https://www.slideshare.net/bgenergy/bord-gis-energy-index-fe...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 20:43
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: lots of options e.g. continued to fall off, slacken, flag and your suggestion is as good as any IMO
15 mins

agree  Lirka: or even "lose momentum"
38 mins

agree  philgoddard: It means that the prices of futures and options contracts decreased.
1 hr

agree  Johannes Gleim: A good equivalent phrase.
1 hr
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