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In abandoning OPEC for the free market, UAE sees Iran writing on the wall

By the time you’re reading this, the United Arab Emirates, the world’s fourth-largest oil exporter, will have left the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries after nearly 60 years of membership.

In abandoning OPEC for the free market, UAE sees Iran writing on the wall

TL;DR

  • The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
  • The UAE has been a member of OPEC for nearly 60 years.
  • This move signifies a shift towards the free market for the UAE, the world's fourth-largest oil exporter.