OPEC’s end will be a win for humanity and America — another Trump miracle
The United Arab Emirates has announced its intention to leave OPEC, signaling a potential end to the cartel's influence over global oil markets. The move is framed as beneficial for consumers, with oil prices expected to be driven more by market demand than by geopolitical manipulation. The editorial credits former President Donald Trump's energy policies and foreign strategy with weakening OPEC's power. Lower energy prices and reduced funding for authoritarian regimes are presented as key global benefits.
- ▪The United Arab Emirates plans to exit OPEC to independently manage its oil production based on consumer demand.
- ▪OPEC's market control since the 1970s has led to significant wealth transfers to oil-rich regimes and economic instability.
- ▪The editorial attributes OPEC's decline to Trump's policies promoting U.S. energy independence and reshaping Middle East alliances.
- ▪Artificial manipulation of oil supply by OPEC members has historically funded global conflicts and authoritarian governments.
- ▪Developing nations have suffered from high energy costs, leading to debt burdens that could ease with more stable oil pricing.
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Opinion editorial OPEC’s end will be a win for humanity and America — another Trump miracle By Post Editorial Board Published April 28, 2026, 6:39 p.m. ET United Arab Emirates has struck a blow to OPEC -- and consumers will gain. AP OPEC’s stranglehold on the global economy is finally coming apart at the seams — thanks in large part to President Donald Trump’s efforts at home and abroad — and the result will be freer markets, long-term lower energy price and less debt slavery for developing nations. On Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates, long frustrated with OPEC’s limits on its oil production, declared its intent to leave the consortium within days to be free to meet consumer demand for energy on its own terms.
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