OPEC has long been a bugbear of Donald Trump; he has repeatedly blamed it for pushing up oil prices. Deserting it may endear the UAE to the American president https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/04/28/the-uaes-departure-from-opec-may-not-break-the-cartel?taid=69f31a239e11680001e66faa&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante
