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Is the UAE’s Opec exit the start of a post-oil world order?
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Wednesday, 13 May 2026
The new post-oil world order
Good morning. We unpack what the UAE's move to leave Opec, Opec+ could signal for the country’s future: is Abu Dhabi positioning itself for a post-oil world order — one shaped less by crude quotas and more by AI, capital markets, natural gas, and strategic ties with the US?
Today at a glance
Transportation
Rail
Hormuz showed why Gulf rail matters — and why it is not ready
Rail can help, but under the current setup, its role…
Ports
DP World doubles down on Southeast Asia through Thai port extension
The extension keeps the concession in place from May 2026…
Aviation
1Q results from UAE-based firms Talabat + Abu Dhabi Aviation
Both Talabat and ADA saw a drop in their net…
Storage + Warehouses
AD Ports sells 161k sqm Kezad warehouses to Aldar in AED 650 mn agreement
This sale alone covers 65% of AD Ports’ minimum AED…
Projects
Business
Explainers
The middle-mile should be the UAE’s next big focus in autonomous trucking uptake
Passengers are moving autonomously, but goods have a long way…
East Port Said, Tanger ports face a new challenge with Europe’s carbon rules for shipping — but green bunkering can help
To prevent losing volumes to non-EU transhipment hubs and evasive rerouting, the EU set up a list of high-risk neighboring container transhipment…
