BP withdrew from the international energy conference in Riyadh after an airport attack on Saturday. The airport stayed closed following another attack on Sunday. A BP spokesperson said, "Unfortunately, due to travel disruption, we are unable to be there in person." Many other participants still attended the five-day event nearby.
The airport has been closed since the attack on Saturday. Saudi authorities reported that people were injured in another attack on the airport on Sunday.
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The five-day international energy conference went ahead as scheduled on Sunday at a convention centre about 10 km (6.2 miles) from Riyadh airport, the Saudi energy ministry said.
BP CEO Meg O'Neill had appeared on previous agendas for the conference.
"We made every effort to participate in WPC. Unfortunately, due to travel disruption, we are unable to be there in person. We greatly value our longstanding partnerships across the region," a BP spokesperson said.
Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru and Shadia Nasralla in London; Editing by Paul Simao