Khalid A. Al-Falih, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saudi Aramco, delivered yesterday the keynote speech “Accessibility and Acceptability: Striking the Balance for an Optimal Energy Future” at the 21st World Energy Congress in Montreal, Canada. The triennial World Energy Congress is an international multi-energy forum, organized by the London-based World Energy Council (WEC), and brings together an international spectrum of government ministers and officials, leaders and captains of industries to engage in constructive dialogue about global energy challenges, according to a report carried today by Saudi Aramco's web-site. The Congress is focusing on the key themes of Accessibility, Availability, Acceptability and Responsibility. Close to 200 speakers from 52 countries are addressing 5,500 delegates at the Five-day Congress, which started its deliberations on September 12 in the Canadian city. In his keynote speech, Al-Falih addressed the global challenges confronting the energy industry and the need to provide affordable energy for future generations. He stated with a pragmatic yet optimistic note: “The forces of progress and development will be sustained in the future, and our planet's population will grow in the coming decades. Consequently, we will have to meet the world's increased energy needs, and do so in the most responsible manner,” Al-Falih said. --MORE
