Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser has cancelled his planned appearance at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston to remain in Saudi Arabia because of the Iran conflict, an industry source told Reuters.
Nasser, who has been CEO of the world’s top oil exporter for more than a decade, is usually a headline speaker at the conference, one of the energy industry’s biggest events.
CERAWeek, organized by S&P Global and beginning on Monday, draws top executives, government officials, and policymakers from around the world to discuss the global energy market outlook.
Nasser’s withdrawal highlights the scale of the challenge he faces in dealing with the Iran crisis.
He will also not provide a recorded video message for the CERAWeek conference, the source said, adding that the event’s organizers had been notified.
