As Energy Shock Rattles Economies, Global Oil and Gas Leaders Gather in Houston

Reverberations on gas, oil markets from the Iran War will be an urgent topic at CERAWeek, the annual ‘Super Bowl of Energy’ conference.

Workers set up tables and chairs while technicians test the sound system in the Plenary Ballroom inside Americas Hilton-Houston on March 22, 2026, the day before the 44th annual CERAWeek by S&P Global kicks off in Houston, Texas. John Haughey/The Epoch Times

HOUSTON—The Iran war’s global energy shock will be front-and-center when the 44th annual CERAWeek by S&P Global convenes March 24 at the Hilton Americas–Houston and George R. Brown Convention Center.

More than 10,000 industry experts, financial analysts, and innovators—including 1,620 corporate executives and 445 government officials from 89 countries—will attend the five-day event, which features 1,470 speakers leading 744 presentations and forums covered by nearly 400 credentialed media, according to S&P Global.