The UAE pulling out of OPEC signals that the UAE will produce at maximum capacity going forward rather than respecting quotas, and this will likely force Saudi Arabia to increase production as well, suggesting that spare capacity in global oil markets will become a thing of the past and OPEC will no longer be able to manage prices or contain future upside spikes.
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“The UAE is basically telling Saudi Arabia, 'We're not playing this game anymore'...Saudi is the only one that has any spare capacity...spare capacity is going to become a thing of the past...OPEC will no longer be able to manage markets and will no longer be able to contain any future upside price spikes”
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MacroVoices #530 Daniel Lacalle: China and The Us Will Decide The Outcome of The Iran War— Macro VoicesCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:10:01 PM
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