Opec

Abu Dhabi sees leaving OPEC as a matter of national interest - opinion

The future of Emirati relations appears less tied to traditional binaries of friend and foe and more to the logic of the useful partner, the workable path.

|BySALEM ALKETBI
The OPEC logo pictured ahead of an informal meeting between members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Algiers, Algeria, September 28, 2016.
UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei speaks, on the day of the Make it in the Emirates (MIITE) conference, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 4, 2026.

Fractures rock Gulf alliance as UAE quits OPEC during Iran war - analysis

Abu Dhabi’s exit, a summit snub, and public criticism expose a widening Saudi-Emirati split reshaping energy and security coordination.

|ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER / THE MEDIA LINE
A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020.

UAE exit weakens OPEC+ power over oil market but group to stay together, sources say - analysis

The exit would complicate OPEC+'s efforts to balance the market through supply adjustments because the group would have control over less of the global production.

|ByREUTERS
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and UAE National Security Adviser, arrive at Doha International Airport, in Doha, Qatar, September 10, 2025

UAE taking advantage of long-term global energy needs by leaving OPEC - analysis

“At a pivotal moment in the process of supporting the stability of global energy markets, the UAE adopted a long-term strategic and economic vision,” one report says.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Oil price volatility increases amid Suez Canal aftermath, OPEC meeting

The price of BRENT oil decreased from about $64.12 per barrel on March 19 to $62.41 per barrel on April 2.

APRIL 5, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS
A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019

Voices from the Arab press: Qatar's exit from OPEC

Also: U.S.-India relations on the rise, Saudi Arabia introduces philosophy to university curriculum, and a view of Trump's middle east policies.

JANUARY 19, 2019ByTHE MEDIA LINE
AN ARAMCO employee looks over the company’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia on May 2.

Chinese company weighs take over of Iran gas projects due to US sanctions

The French company Total was the first major Western energy company to invest in the Islamic Republic since international sanctions began.

DECEMBER 15, 2017ByREUTERS
Workers get ready to pump liquefied natural gas into a gas trailer at CNPC Caofeidian terminal, in Tangshan, Hebei province, China.

If EU used its anti-Cartel powers against OPEC, Jerusalem would have peace and prosperity

DECEMBER 13, 2017ByDAVID PRICE
The Jerusalem Post

Trump on Jerusalem throws Spotlight on Europe's Darkest Secret

DECEMBER 10, 2017ByDAVID PRICE
The Jerusalem Post

Above the fold: Putin is world's most powerful leader

The Russian president and the Saudi monarch came together to discuss their mutual interest – oil.

OCTOBER 8, 2017ByMICAH HALPERN
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference

Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq

Islamic State is under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its operational base for attacks in the Middle East and the West.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017ByREUTERS
ONE OF MANY churches destroyed by ISIS in the Christian town of Qaraqosh, Iraq.