The shock decision by the United Arab Emirates to quit OPEC blindsided its partners of six decades. Now the cartel will have to fight to stay relevant in a fast-shifting global oil market.

The United Arab Emirates is leaving major oil producing organisations OPEC and OPEC+

The United Arab Emirates plans to exit the intergovernmental organization, a move expected to boost the country’s oil output.

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The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it would leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on May 1 after over 50 years.

The United Arab Emirates will leave a decades-old cartel of the world’s top oil exporters, delivering a major blow to the group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, amid unprecedented turmoil in global energy markets caused by the Iran war.

The abrupt decision by the UAE—which has been a member of OPEC for six decades—reflects an intensified rivalry with Saudi Arabia and current pressures from the Iran war on Gul

The Gulf state said the move would help it meet changing demand but analysts see as a heavy blow to the organization.