Houston’s role in energy may not end

Halliburton’s plan to move its top office to Dubai has touched a nerve in Houston.

True, just one chief executive is leaving the oil-field services firm’s hometown. But it raises an unsettling question: Can Houston remain a global energy hub if much of the industry’s growth is taking place on the other side of the world?

Economists, industry analysts and academic experts said yes. But the city’s role in the international energy landscape may well evolve into something different in coming years.

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