The Big OPEC Shakeup Is About a Lot More Than Oil
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The departure of the United Arab Emirates from OPEC and OPEC+, formalized on 1 May, is not just news for raw material analysts. It is a structural sign. For the first time in decades, the second largest producer in the Gulf abandons the mechanism that for half a century disciplined the global supply of oil. It does so, for more, at the worst possible time: with the Strait of Ormuz closed, the Brent above 110 dollars and Europe importing inflatio…
The actual withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday, May 1, 2026, is not a surprise in itself. It is the timing that is chosen. Indeed, the issue of oil export quotas has been the main point of friction between Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi in recent years, as Riyadh wanted to restrict the supply of OPEC countries to guarantee, with Russia's support within OPEC+, a cost-effective…
After the Emirates announced last month their intention to withdraw from the international oil corporations, OPEC and OPEC+, which are under Saudi control, the oil cartel officially announced that the withdrawal had taken effect. The United Arab Emirates will now be able to exercise significantly greater control over its energy resources, in what the West expects to be significant news for the stability of the oil market. The initial announcemen…
The United Arab Emirates withdraws from OPEC to develop its economy (Symbolic image - AI generated) AI Generated Stock Image The United Arab Emirates officially withdrew from OPEC and the OPEC+ alliance in early May. Sultan al-Jaber, Minister of Industry and head of the national oil company Adnoc, presented this decision on Monday as a sovereign strategy aimed at reshaping the national economy and strengthening its resilience. Speaking at a conf…
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