CERAWeek 2020, the world’s biggest energy conference, has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. CERAWeek 2020 was scheduled to take place in Houston from March 9-13. Organizers said it was difficult decision to the cancel the big event, but their number one concern is the health and safety of the attendees. “We have spent the last several weeks focused on this question, established a medical partnership with Houston Methodist Hospital,...
There are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Harris County, but CERAWeek organizers canceled the conference slated to begin March 9 out of concerns over health and safety. Rice University said an employee recently traveled overseas and was possibly exposed to the coronavirus, but it is not canceling classes or operations as of Saturday night.
CERAWeek, an oil and gas industry conference that brings thousands of international visitors to Houston every March, has been cancelled amid elevated fears related to the growing number of coronavirus cases around the world.
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