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The CERAWeek energy event in Houston is entering day four with an executive conference program on March 9 covering issues such as “Balancing Economic Growth and Reducing Emissions in Emerging Asia” and a discussion on the Latin American power industry after delegates heard on day three of half a dozen new projects including LNG production in Bahrain and Argentina.

One of the world’s leading annual energy conferences, CERAWeek, was scheduled to begin in Houston on March 6 and will continue through March 10 with thousands of industry executives and politicians attending to consider the current turbulent global market.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia have spoken up for the LNG and oil export prospects of the Arab Gulf region and with both countries also embracing technologies for carbon-capture and renewable energies.

March 3 (LNGJ) - Canadian federal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau whose energy policies revolve around the wholesale reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions and have sunk many LNG export projects and sent costs soaring, will deliver a keynote address at the CeraWeek 2017 energy conference organized by IHS Markit for March 6-10 at the Hilton Americas in Houston. Trudeau will participate in a special plenary dialogue with Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of IHS Markit and conference chair on Thursday, March 9. He will also receive the CeraWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award “in recognition of his commitment to sustainability in energy and the environment.”