Barclays Sees UAE Oil Supply Growth Accelerating Post-OPEC

After quitting OPEC and OPEC+, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is set to grow its oil production faster when the current Hormuz crisis is over, according to analysts at Barclays. In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, the UAE said it is quitting OPEC and the wider OPEC+ alliance effective May 1, to pursue its national interests. For years, the UAE has been working to boost its crude oil production capacity to 5 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2027, and has frequently clashed with its fellow OPEC and OPEC+ producers over quotas. The UAE has insisted…