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OPEC+ Declaration of Cooperation Under Scrutiny Amidst Strait of Hormuz Crisis

“AGENDA: “Re-evaluating the Declaration of Cooperation: Addressing Institutional Fragility and Production Baselines Amidst the Strait of Hormuz Crisis.” REASONS: 1. It covers the 3 most relevant problems in opec+ -- the effect of UAE leaving, the low production quotas and the major problems by war relating to conflict between countries. It is not only a war-centric topic. 2. Institutional fragility: Since UAE left opec+ recently, it will be put in the spotlight as a “rogue nation” who have no limit to its production. This might entice other members, such as Venezuela, who are struggling with their economy due to the quotas, to follow in the footsteps of UAE and leave. UAE is also a major producer, and if it suddenly floods the market with unrestricted oil, it can undermine opec+’s authority and could cause the market to crash. 3. Production baselines: Oil prices are determined by the market forces of demand and supply. By forcing the members to pump less, it creates an artificial scarcity that keeps the oil prices high. However, they are the only major source of income for many of the member states. It practically provides for the entire national budget of small countries like Gabon. The big producers like Saudi Arabia want to maintain strict quotas to keep prices high. The smaller nations often want to exceed their quotas to fund their economy. This aspect gives a chance even to the smaller countries to speak up during the debate. It won't only revolve around major countries like Saudi and the UAE, and will keep the entire committee engaging. 4. Strait of Hormuz crisis: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggered the largest energy supply disruption in history. Because the Strait is blocked, countries like Iraq and Kuwait have millions of barrels of oil stored with no way to reach the international markets. They physically cannot export, leading to a collapse of their nation’s income. Due to the crisis, the prices of oil have surged per barrel, including the rise in shipping costs, insurance, and geopolitical risks. Countries in Asia, like China, India, Japan etc. rely on the Strait for 50% to 75% for their energy. This blockade has led to them buying from more expensive regions, leading to global inflation. It's not just about oil- many states in the Persian Gulf rely on it for critical imports like food, fuel and machinery. Halting shipping creates supply shortages and even more inflation. SOLUTIONS: 1. Creation of a joint pipeline: Since the strait of Hormuz is closed, I expect the members not to assume it will open in the near future and instead propose to pool in remaining resources to expand pipelines and ocean ports. It shows that the member states are agreeing to take real steps to move oil again. 2. Reform: I expect either one of two solutions that the members may float to. UAE left because it felt trapped due to the production quotas. Thus, either the nations will propose a punishment for violating or suddenly breaking the DoC, or propose a more flexible system of production quotas to satisfy everyone’s needs. 3. Punishment- Most opec+ countries rely on western and Russian technology provided by their shared technical committees. Apart from fines, any member who violates their quota or exits the group could be banned from the shared technical database. This will lead to the breakage of equipment, complex oil wells, and production efficiency could dip. 4. Opec+ has a group insurance pool which subsidises shipping insurance costs for members. This insurance may be terminated for non-compliant nations. Without this insurance, they cannot get their barrels into any major ports and will have to adopt lower prices. 5. There are many other punishments opec+ can adopt. This will be a major part of the draft resolution and will have high importance. 6. Flexible system- if a member cannot export a lot due to the Hormuz crisis, they could be granted a unique export status where they can transfer their unused quota to a neighbour who does have a pipeline. The neighbour gets revenue, and the members get a cut of the profits. It helps improve collaboration among the members and reduces the possibility of a country going broke. The members can also come up with a new method of calculating flexible production quotas to help the economies of smaller countries. A ratio could be implemented where the bigger countries may have lesser production quotas and smaller countries may have more, so that neither economy crash while still keeping the market forces in mind. 7.”
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Confidence: High Checked on June 12, 2026

Summary

The United Arab Emirates has indeed quit OPEC and OPEC+ as reported by multiple major news outlets. OPEC+ continues to operate, holding meetings and agreeing on further output quota adjustments despite the UAE’s exit and the ongoing Iran‑related energy shock. However, there is no current reporting confirming that the Strait of Hormuz is closed, nor that the proposed joint pipeline, punitive measures, or flexible quota system have been enacted; these remain unverified proposals.

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  • The UAE is leaving OPEC on Friday : NPR

    In the context of that political rift, the UAE's departure from the Saudi-led OPEC cartel may signal a realignment over something broader than just oil production. Ahmed Helal of the advisory firm The Asia Group wrote, in a note emailed to NPR, ...

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