Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Saudis Scramble to Restore Oil Production After Drone Attacks Saudi Arabia scrambled Sunday to restore operations at its key oil fields after drone attacks cut the kingdom's production in half, while also saying it would tap its vast reserves to shore up exports to the world market. Meanwhile, there was widespread uncertainty about responsibility for the attacks that cut the Saudi oil production by 5.7 million barrels of oil a day-- nearly 6% of the world's crude supply-- and where the early Saturday missile attacks were launched. .