Top oil executives dropped from event schedule after Riydah attacks

By Sarah El Safty and Jana Choukeir DUBAI, Oct 12 (Reuters) Several top energy executives were dropped from the schedule of the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, as Saudi authorities pressed ahead with the event ​despite deadly attacks on the capital claimed by Yemen s Iran-aligned Houthis. The chief ‌executives of ExxonMobil, TotalEnergies, Shell, Chevron and BP had all been expected at the event, which began on Sunday, but were no longer on the agenda conference organisers released early Monday. “To everyone who travelled to Riyadh, thank you,” said Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin ‌Salman, ​who opened Monday’s session of the gathering for ⁠energy policy and industry that ⁠takes place once every three years. “You know this country is safe and that we hold your protection at whole heart…Our gathering here does not mean the risk is gone.” Prince Abdulaziz said the events of recent weeks were ​serious and that the kingdom’s response must be “equally serious . The strikes are a