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Which other countries have left OPEC as the UAE announces exit?

The UAE said it would leave the oil cartel following decades of membership on Tuesday, but which are the other countries who have previously left the group?

The New Arab Staff
28 April, 2026
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MENA oil exports slashed by 60% amid Strait of Hormuz crisis

The New Arab Staff
17 March, 2026
Smoke rises from Shahran oil depot after US and Israeli attacks, leaving numerous fuel tankers and vehicles in the area unusable in Tehran, Iran on March 08, 2026.
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Iran oil exports climb to pre-war highs despite Hormuz closure

The New Arab Staff
12 March, 2026
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Libya inks $20 bn energy deal with TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 January, 2026
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Iraq pushes for higher OPEC+ quota as exports near full limit

Dana Taib Menmy
09 September, 2025
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OPEC+ expected to raise oil production further on Sunday

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 August, 2025
Smoke billows on July 17, 2025 from a damaged oil installation at the Sarsang oil field following a drone attack on the Chamanke district near the Kurdish city of Dohuk in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. (SAFIN HAMID/AFP via Getty Images)
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Drone attacks slash Iraqi Kurdistan oil output by 70 percent

The New Arab Staff
23 July, 2025
Saudi Arabia, Israel deny reports claiming they are close to a normalisation deal
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia signals it can live with lower oil prices, sources say

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 May, 2025
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Libya
MENA
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Libya's oil output falls more than half amid political standoff

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 August, 2024
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Angola quits OPEC over oil production quotas disagreement

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 December, 2023
UAE
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Oil pollution from UAE 'putting health of millions at risk'

The New Arab Staff
29 November, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Energy
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Riyadh extends oil production cut as Russia reduces exports

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 July, 2023
Sudan
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Sudan war disrupting supplies to South Sudan's oil industry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2023
Saudi Arabia
MENA
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Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia amid strained ties

Agencies
06 June, 2023
Russia
MENA
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Iraq to ask US how to pay Russian energy firms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2023
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MENA
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Oil protests in Libya as Italy signs energy deal

The New Arab Staff
29 January, 2023
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MENA
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Iranian oil exports end 2022 high, despite no nuclear deal

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 January, 2023
Russia
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Russia says may cut oil output following price cap

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 December, 2022
Saudi Arabia
Energy
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Saudi denies OPEC+ is discussing oil output increase

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 November, 2022
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MENA
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OPEC cuts oil demand forecast as economic challenges mount

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 November, 2022
Saudi Arabia
Energy
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Saudi to export more oil if global crisis deepens: minister

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2022