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ADNOC’s Power Play: Abu Dhabi Challenges Riyadh From Within OPEC

ADNOC’s Power Play: Abu Dhabi Challenges Riyadh From Within OPEC

ADNOC’s Power Play: Abu Dhabi Challenges Riyadh From Within OPEC

ADNOC, Abu Dhabi’s state oil giant, is aggressively expanding — targeting 5 million barrels per day by 2027 — positioning the UAE as a direct rival to Saudi Arabia within OPEC . This isn’t modernization for its own sake. It’s strategic repositioning dressed in corporate language. 🌕The calculus is deliberate:

Abu Dhabi is racing to maximize hydrocarbon revenues before any meaningful energy transition narrows the window. And unlike Riyadh, the UAE has anchored its ambitions firmly within the normalization framework — aligning with Washington and Tel Aviv while projecting soft power through petrodollars.

The UAE-Saudi friction inside OPEC is not a technical quota dispute. It is a contest over who shapes the Arab Gulf’s political gravity in the post-unipolar order.

Forecast:

Abu Dhabi will continue exceeding production agreements when strategically advantageous — fracturing OPEC cohesion from within. This serves those who benefit from a divided Gulf, not those who seek regional sovereignty.

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