BP CEO unable to attend Riyadh energy conference after airport attack
BP•BP CEO Meg O'Neill will be unable to attend the World Petroleum Council Energy Congress in Riyadh after an airport attack disrupted travel. The five-day conference went ahead as scheduled on Sunday.
1. Travel disruption
BP CEO Meg O'Neill will be unable to attend the World Petroleum Council Energy Congress in Riyadh, a company spokesperson said. The spokesperson said BP made every effort to participate but could not be there in person because of travel disruption, while valuing its longstanding regional partnerships.
2. Airport attacks
A missile attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday killed 13 people and wounded more than 300, and the airport has been closed since. Saudi authorities reported injuries in another attack on the airport on Sunday.
3. Conference continues
The five-day conference went ahead on Sunday at a convention centre about 10 km from the airport, the Saudi energy ministry said. CEOs of ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies and Shell had been expected to attend but reportedly withdrew; Shell declined to comment, while the other companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
