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Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, offered assurances that clients will receive the petroleum they ordered for this month. © Reuters

HIDEMITSU KIBE, Nikkei staff writer

RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia's oil production will return to full capacity by the end of the month following the attack on facilities over the weekend that cut output by more than half, the country's energy minister said Tuesday evening.

Daily capacity will be restored to 11 million barrels at the end of September, the minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, told reporters in the Saudi port city of Jeddah. This figure will rise to 12 million barrels by the end of November, he added.

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