LONDON — The list of parties at London's International Petroleum Week, one of the world's biggest oil industry gatherings, continues to shrink as hosts such as ExxonMobil and Azerbaijan's SOCAR cancel events due to the coronavirus outbreak, trading sources said. IP Week is a key annual oil traders' gathering that takes place in February. Oil majors, national oil companies and trading firms host receptions for networking throughout the week, which is scheduled this year for Feb. 24-27. Spooked by the outbreak, several oil companies based in Asia said last week they would skip IP Week. Oil major BP then canceled all events along with storage company Vopak and inspection company Bureau Veritas.

Source: International New York Times February 19, 2020 10:07 UTC