UAE announces it will exit OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1, state news agency says.

UAE announces withdrawal from OPEC. The United Arab Emirates said it is leaving the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

The United Arab Emirates announced its withdrawal from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.

UAE to exit OPEC, U.S. crude futures drop $1.15 to $98.78/bbl.

U.S. crude futures declined by $1.15 to $98.78 a barrel as markets assessed the UAE’s decision to exit OPEC

Oil prices fall as the United Arab Emirates announces plans to exit OPEC. The decline is partially limited by ongoing regional tensions in the Middle East.

The United Arab Emirates has announced plans to exit OPEC, causing a decline in global oil prices that is being partially offset by ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

USGS: 2.3M metric tons of lithium in Appalachia, equal to 328 years of imports.

A new U.S. Geological Survey assessment estimates that the Appalachian region contains 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium, equivalent to 328 years of current U.S. lithium imports.