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A general view of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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A view of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Charred pipework sits on a processing unit at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field plant. Bloomberg
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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A damaged pipeline is seen at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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A damaged pipeline is seen at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Holes caused by fragments of a missile are seen in a damaged pipe in the Aramco's Khurais oil field. AP Photo
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Workers fix a new section pipeline in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers at Aramco's oil processing facility in Khurais, near Dammam. AP Photo
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View of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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View of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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View of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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Employees work in Abqaiq oil processing plant. AFP
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Employees work in Abqaiq oil processing plant. AFP
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A general view of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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A view of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Charred pipework sits on a processing unit at Saudi Aramco's Khurais oil field plant. Bloomberg
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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A damaged pipeline is seen at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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A damaged pipeline is seen at Saudi Aramco oil facility in Khurais. Reuters
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Holes caused by fragments of a missile are seen in a damaged pipe in the Aramco's Khurais oil field. AP Photo
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Workers fix a new section pipeline in Khurais. Reuters
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Workers at Aramco's oil processing facility in Khurais, near Dammam. AP Photo
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View of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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View of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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View of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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Workers are seen at the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
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Employees work in Abqaiq oil processing plant. AFP
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Employees work in Abqaiq oil processing plant. AFP
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A general view of the damaged site of Saudi Aramco oil facility in Abqaiq. Reuters
Aftermath of Saudi Aramco attacks - in pictures
Despite the extent of the damage, company officials are optimistic that oil production capacity can be fully restored by the end of September
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21 September, 2019
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