https://sundayeveningreview.com/tags/trio/Recent content in TRIO on Sunday Evening ReviewHugoen-usWed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-april-29-2026/Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0500https://sundayeveningreview.com/today/the-day-april-29-2026/<p>The United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday that it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its wider alliance, OPEC+, effective May 1. The exit ends fifty-nine years of membership for Abu Dhabi, which joined the cartel in 1967, four years before the UAE existed as a nation, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-s1-5802735/uae-leaves-opec-oil">NPR reported</a>.</p> <p>The UAE is OPEC&rsquo;s third-largest producer, behind Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei called the decision &ldquo;purely a policy move&rdquo; based on the country&rsquo;s national interest, <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/04/28/opec-exit-purely-a-policy-move-uae-energy-minister-says/">The National reported</a>. The UAE wants to expand production capacity to five million barrels per day by 2027, a target that OPEC quotas wouldn&rsquo;t allow, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/uae-to-leave-opec-and-opec-next-month-to-pursue-new-strategy">Bloomberg reported</a>.</p>