The United Arab Emirates raised crude oil production to above 3.8 million barrels per day in June 2026, following its departure from OPEC+, according to Oilprice. Bloomberg data cited in the same report showed UAE crude exports reaching 3.94 million barrels per day — the highest output level since April 2020 and approaching the country's all-time production record. The increase reflects the UAE's ability to operate free from the cartel's quota restrictions after exiting the group.
The UAE's state oil company ADNOC is the primary producer behind this output increase, as the entity responsible for the country's upstream crude production capacity. Brent crude and WTI are the global benchmark contracts directly affected by changes in supply volumes from a major Gulf producer of this scale; both instruments register shifts in physical crude availability from the UAE's expanded export flows of 3.94 million bpd.
The UAE's exit from OPEC+ removes it from the coordinated production-restraint framework that has governed output among member nations. Bloomberg data, as reported by Oilprice, underpins the export figures, placing June 2026 UAE volumes at levels not seen in over six years and marking a concrete break from the quota-bound production levels the country maintained while inside the group.
Sources: Oilprice, Bloomberg Markets