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U.A.E. is leaving OPEC but will still need to exercise caution as it increases oil production

By Myra P. Saefong

The United Arab Amirates decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries at the end of the week came as a surprise to some, especially during a time of severe global disruptions to oil production and passage through in the Middle East.