Dawn broke. Even in early January, Texas along the Gulf of Mexico coast showed no trace of cold.
Gasoline ignited inside combustion engines, and electricity flowed through the grid once more.
As rush-hour traffic filled the main roads in the early morning, carriages passed through the underground rail loop around the city, while cars and subways carried the crowds.
Energy drove transportation, the cornerstone of the city.
Massive cargo ships in the harbor began loading and unloading, planes took off from the airport, and buildings such as hospitals, banks, stock exchanges, and aerospace centers opened their doors.
This was America's fourth-largest city, a major international metropolis known as Space City.
Houston welcomed another noisy, bustling day.
And amid this scene of activity,
several convoys of black executive cars moved through the massive traffic flow. Setting out from different locations and taking different routes, they were all heading toward the same destination in the city center.
That destination was—
Essenkefmei's Houston branch building.
At this moment, the branch building was also in the midst of intense preparations!
Inside the conference hall on the first floor, a spacious venue capable of accommodating nearly a hundred employees from the entire branch,
flower baskets at the entrance, a large conference table, microphones on the podium, and a brightly lit backdrop above,
staff hurried about making final arrangements, media personnel who had already arrived adjusted their equipment, and senior executives directed everyone on site.
The conference hall was bustling with people, presenting the preparatory scene of a major press conference.
Everyone present waited for the event to begin with full focus. The reason was that today, North America's largest energy titan,
Essenkefmei, would be signing an agreement here with five other global energy giants!
A strategic partnership reached in the name of maintaining industry stability