UAE Break With OPEC Puts African Crude Exports At Risk

A couple of days ago, the United Arab Emirates announced that it will formally leave OPEC on May 1, with the Middle East oil giant becoming the latest country to cut ties with the organization in recent years. The UAE is among the world’s leading oil producers and OPEC’s third-largest, trailing only Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The UAE is ostensibly leaving the cartel, driven by a desire to capitalize on oil assets before the peak transition to renewable energy, with the country looking to bypass OPEC production constraints and boost oil…