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United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel

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France 24
Associated Press
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United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel
France 24
France 24
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4/29/2026

United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel

The United Arab Emirates said Tuesday it will leave OPEC effective May 1, stripping the oil cartel of its third-largest producer and further weakening its leverage over global oil supplies and prices. The UAE's decision had been rumored as a possibility for some time, as it pushed back in recent years against OPEC.

This is a locator map for United Arab Emirates with its capital, Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo)
Associated Press4/29/2026

United Arab Emirates will leave OPEC in a blow to the oil cartel

The decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the OPEC oil cartel shook up the 65-year-old alliance that produces some 40% of the world’s crude oil and exerts major influence over the price of energy around the globe. This is a locator map for United Arab Emirates with its capital, Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo) The logo.