Camille Naredo

A cyclist rides past the building headquarters of OPEC (Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries) in Vienna, Austria on May 28, 2025, as Ministers of the OPEC+ oil alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, hold talks online. Joe Klamar, AFP/File

A cyclist rides past the building headquarters of OPEC (Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries) in Vienna, Austria on May 28, 2025, as Ministers of the OPEC+ oil alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, hold talks online. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR / AFP)

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1777817349779AFP__20250528__48F99FP__v1__MidRes__AustriaOpecEnergyOilMeeting.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A cyclist rides past the building headquarters of OPEC (Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries) in Vienna, Austria on May 28, 2025, as Ministers of the OPEC+ oil alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, hold talks online. Joe Klamar, AFP/File" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A cyclist rides past the building headquarters of OPEC (Organization of The Petroleum Exporting Countries) in Vienna, Austria on May 28, 2025, as Ministers of the OPEC+ oil alliance, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, hold talks online. <em>Joe Klamar, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>VIENNA, Austria -- Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.</p><p>The seven major producers will add 188,000 barrels per day to their total production quota for June amid the price pressure unleashed by the Mideast war, as part of &quot;their collective commitment to support oil market stability&quot;, according to a statement published by OPEC+.</p><p>The statement, following an online meeting of Algeria, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Oman, Russia and Saudi Arabia, made no mention of the United Arab Emirates, which quit the body on Friday, three days after announcing its withdrawal.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/4/29/uae-pulls-out-of-opec-oil-cartels-citing-national-interests-0022">READ: UAE pulls out of OPEC oil cartels citing &#x27;national interests&#x27;</a></div><p>Rystad Energy analyst Jorge Leon told AFP that the silence on the UAE&#x27;s departure was a sign of tense relations.</p><p>Oil market analysts had widely expected the increase of 188,000 barrels, similar to the 206,000-barrel daily increases OPEC+ announced in both March and April when the portion allotted to the UAE was subtracted.</p><p>&quot;By sticking to the same production path -- just minus the UAE -- it&#x27;s acting as if nothing has happened, deliberately downplaying internal fractures and projecting stability,&quot; Leon said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>- Strait of Hormuz bottleneck remains -</strong></div><p>But raising the quota on paper may not have much impact on actual production, which is already short of the limit.</p><p>Untapped OPEC+ reserves are mainly located in the Gulf region, and exports there are trapped by the blockade of the vital Strait of Hormuz, imposed by Iran in response to the US-Israeli strikes that started the war on February 28.</p><p>Leon, the Rystad Energy analyst, told AFP on Sunday that the cartel was looking to send &quot;a two-layer message&quot; that the UAE&#x27;s exit would not disrupt how OPEC+ operates and that the group still exerts control over global oil markets despite massive disruption to oil trade due to the war.</p><p>&quot;While output is increasing on paper, the real impact on physical supply remains very limited given the Strait of Hormuz constraints,&quot; Leon told AFP. &quot;This is less about adding barrels and more about signalling that OPEC+ still calls the shots.&quot;</p><p>The Strait of Hormuz blockade is hitting Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The latter&#x27;s production will no longer count towards OPEC quotas.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/4/29/explainer-the-uae-has-left-opec-but-what-is-the-bloc-it-s-quitting-0655">EXPLAINER: The UAE has left OPEC - but what is the bloc it&#x27;s quitting?</a></div><p>&quot;Total OPEC+ output with quota fell to 27.68 million bpd in March, against a monthly quota of 36.73 million bpd, a shortfall of approximately 9 million bpd driven almost entirely by war-related disruption rather than voluntary restraint,&quot; said Priya Walia, another analyst at Rystad Energy, ahead of Sunday&#x27;s meeting.</p><p>Iran, whose exports are now the target of a retaliatory US blockade, is an OPEC+ member but is not subject to quotas.</p><p>Russia, the group&#x27;s second-biggest producer, has been the main beneficiary of the situation. But despite soaring energy prices, it appears to be struggling to produce at the level of its current quotas as its own war in Ukraine drags on and Ukrainian drones hit oil industry facilities.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>- &#x27;A big deal&#x27; -</strong></div><p>Amena Bakr, an analyst at Kpler, described the UAE&#x27;s exit as &quot;a big deal&quot; for OPEC.</p><p>Previous withdrawals from the group by Qatar in 2019 and Angola in 2023 were less significant by comparison, Bakr told a video conference on the UAE withdrawal.</p><p>The UAE has invested massively in infrastructure in recent years, and state-owned oil company ADNOC plans to increase output by five million barrels a day by 2027 -- far above the country&#x27;s last quota of around 3.5 million barrels.</p><p>ADNOC also pledged on Sunday to spend $55 billion on new projects over the next two years, confirming that the company is &quot;accelerating growth and delivery of its strategy&quot;.</p><p>There is also the risk for OPEC+ that other countries will leave such as Iraq and Kazakhstan, which have faced repeated accusations of surpassing their quotas.</p>

<p>Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.</p>

Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries increased their oil production quota on Sunday in an expected move aimed at demonstrating continuity at the cartel after the shock withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates.

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OPEC+ hikes oil production quotas but stays mum on UAE pull-out

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Published May 03, 2026 10:28 PM PHT

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