The UAE’s exit from Opec could bring ‘even bigger trouble’: Chinese expert

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the UAE's exit from Opec and its impact on the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave a global cartel of major oil-exporting countries is seen to reflect a widening fracture within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The UAE announced on Tuesday that it would leave the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and the wider Opec+ alliance, effective on Friday. The country joined the group in 1971, though one of its emirates – Abu Dhabi – joined in 1967. The UAE’s Ministry of Infrastructure said in a statement that the...

People in this episode

Guest: Chinese expert

Topics covered

• UAE
• Opec
• oil-exporting countries
• Gulf Cooperation Council
• energy politics

Keywords

• UAE
• Opec
• oil
• GCC
• energy
• Abu Dhabi
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Places: United Arab Emirates, Gulf Cooperation Council, Abu Dhabi

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