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Dec 5, 2010 10:30
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Spanish term

avalar los montos vinculados al saneamiento

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Petroleum Eng/Sci Oil Fields
Does "avalar" mean guarantee in this context? I understand that the operator XXX is asking the District YYY to guarantee these clean-up amounts, but am not quite sure if guarantee is the most apropriate term here.

Thanks in advance.

"...existe una solicitud de la operadora XXX al Distrito YYY de avalar los montos vinculados al saneamiento de los pasivos generados por esta operadora en el Campo ZZZ..."
Proposed translations (English)
3 underwrite the amounts involved in clearing the liabilities

Discussion

Ruth Ramsey (asker) Dec 5, 2010:
Cheers Charles.
Charles Davis Dec 5, 2010:
saneamiento OK, Ruth, you know best. I was misled by "pasivos", which very often has a financial sense, though apparently not here. But on your actual question, I still think "underwrite" is a good idea for avalar.

Proposed translations

52 mins

underwrite the amounts involved in clearing the liabilities

I am not a specialist in Engineering, but this question is really about financial rather than engineering terminology. I think underwrite would probably be a good choice for avalar here, though guarantee would also do. And saneamiento de los pasivos, unless I've got the wrong end of the stick, is not to do with clean-up but with clear debts incurred. Anyway, I hope this may help.

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Note added at 53 mins (2010-12-05 11:23:41 GMT)
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Sorry, should read "clearing debts incurred".
Note from asker:
Thanks Charles. It's actually referring to the physical clean-up of oil liabilities, ie waste products in waste pits. It's not actually referring to financial liabilities here, but thanks for checking.
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