OPEC can probably survive abandonment. But the UAE’s decision to leave the bloc is a sign of regional tensions over how to manage the fallout from the war https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/04/28/the-uaes-departure-from-opec-may-not-break-the-cartel?taid=69f1329a9e11680001e66055&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante