UAE MBZ reassessing long-term role in OPEC+

President Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed (MBZ) views the cartel as politically useful but increasingly misaligned with Emirati commercial ambitions.

This note explores Abu Dhabi’s evolving stance, including:

• UAE’s flexible OPEC+ production proposal
• ADNOC’s assessment of post-2026 dem
• Saudi resistance to altered quota structures
• MBZ’s strategic approach if a OPEC+ exit is imminent