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Opec+ members back group after UAE exit: Update

  • Mercados: Crude oil
  • 29/04/26

Updates with Trump's comments

Algeria, Russia and Kazakhstan have reaffirmed their commitment to Opec+ after the UAE's decision to quit the alliance.

The UAE said on Tuesday it would withdraw from both Opec and the wider Opec+ group from 1 May, saying it wants greater freedom to respond to global oil demand in line with its national interest.

The move has prompted speculation over the future cohesion of Opec and Opec+. The UAE's departure reduces the group's spare production capacity and may weaken its ability to manage supply and demand balances when the strait of Hormuz reopens.

Algeria, the first Opec member to respond publicly, said it "consistently and firmly reaffirms its commitment" to Opec and Opec+, describing them as "essential frameworks for the stability of the global oil market".

Russia, a leading member of the broader Opec+ alliance, said the group would continue its work to balance global energy markets. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow still views Opec+ as an effective mechanism for managing market stability.

"We still believe in Opec+ as a structure that helps balance the global energy markets. We hope that the structure will continue its work, and we will continue our contacts within this structure with our partners," Peskov said, according to state news agency Tass.

Kazakhstan also said it had no plans to change its relationship with Opec+, according to the country's energy ministry.

"They're having some problems in Opec," Trump told reporters on Wednesday, adding that UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan "maybe wants to go his own way".

Trump described the UAE's departure from Opec as "great" and said that "ultimately, it's a good thing for getting the price of gas down, getting oil down, getting everything down".


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