The UAE is leaving OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1, calling it a sovereign strategic decision. The exit removes OPEC's third-largest producer and about 15% of its capacity.

The U.A.E. decision to leave OPEC and raise production could mean major weakness in prices after the market recovers from the Iran War.

UAE’s exit from OPEC and OPEC+ is a sovereign move driven by national interests, long-term economic vision and expanding energy capacity, officials say