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Saudi Aramco boss pulls out of major international energy conference due to Iran conflict: Reuters
Amin Nasser remains in Saudi Arabia due to ongoing Iran conflict that has killed over 2,000 people and disrupted key Gulf energy routes, including the Strait of Hormuz.
- On Monday, Amin Nasser, Saudi Aramco Chief Executive, cancelled his planned CERAWeek appearance to remain in Saudi Arabia amid the Iran conflict; he will not provide a recorded message and organisers were notified.
- After drone and missile strikes across the Gulf, including the March 19, 2026 drone strike on the SAMREF refinery, Iranian retaliatory strikes have shut the Strait of Hormuz and pressured Gulf energy infrastructure.
- Several senior figures are skipping Houston in person, with Aramco piping millions of barrels per day from east to west and cutting output by about 2 million bpd from two fields, while Sheik Nawaf Al‑Sabah joins virtually on Tuesday and Mubadala is unlikely to attend.
- Removing a usual headline speaker, the withdrawal reduces CERAWeek's in‑person leadership presence as it begins on Monday, amid other firms' pullbacks like Mubadala.
- On March 10, Nasser warned of 'catastrophic consequences' if the Strait remains disrupted; escalation risks rose after Trump threatened to bomb Iran's power plants on Saturday.
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