Houston officials are excited to host the World Petroleum Congress in their city in three years’ time, and are already gearing up for preparations to welcome delegates to their city in 2020.

The Bayou City is known as the world’s energy capital, synonymous with the oil, gas and other energy industries that have shaped it, according to mayor Sylvester Turner, who made the trip to the 2017 WPC in Istanbul to pitch his home city.