The United Arab Emirates is quitting OPEC oil cartel after nearly 60 years NPRUnited Arab Emirates Says It Will Leave OPEC in Blow to Oil Cartel The New York TimesUAE quits Opec in win for Trump as oil cartel weakened The GuardianUAE to leave OPEC amid Hormuz oil crisis, a blow to Saudi Arabia The Washington PostWhy the UAE is not down with OPEC NBC News
The group of oil-producing countries supplied more than 25 percent of the world's oil before the war in Iran. Its members have influenced energy markets through the years.