What are OPEC and OPEC +, and why has the UAE quit?

What are OPEC and OPEC +, and why has the UAE quit?: a running story on the front pages of 5 newsrooms from 29 April 2026 to 2 May 2026, 8 headlines over 4 days.

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2 May 2026

• Al Jazeera US likely to benefit as UAE shifts oil strategy away from OPEC, experts say

30 April 2026

• Al Jazeera UAE quits OPEC: What that means for the Gulf, energy markets and beyond

29 April 2026

• AP United Arab Emirates says it will leave OPEC, a blow to the oil cartel
• Al Jazeera UAE leaves OPEC in blow to oil cartel during war on Iran
• CNN What the UAE pulling out of OPEC means for the US
• South China Morning Post UAE to leave Opec after 6 decades, oil cartel unity questioned
• Al Jazeera What are OPEC and OPEC +, and why has the UAE quit?
• BBC News United Arab Emirates to quit oil cartel Opec