UAEのアブダビ国営石油会社(ADNOC)のスルタン・ジャーベル(Sultan Al Jaber)CEOはグローバルな石油ガス投資の不足を繰り返し指摘し、石油生産能力の急速な拡張を進めてきた。2020年に日量350万バレルであった生産能力は2024年には日量485万バレルに達し、ADNOCの生産目標である2027年日量500万バレルを早期に達成しようとしている(図1)。
イラン戦争はUAEとサウジアラビアの広範な国家戦略上の差異を明らかにしているが、それは必ずしも両国の対立に直結しているわけではない。両国首脳は開戦直後から電話会談を実施し、OPEC脱退後もUAEのスハイル・マズルーイ(Suhail Al Mazrouei)エネルギー相は他の産油国と引き続き連携していくと表明している。
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