As of today, the crude oil price in the UAE is approximately AED 285–295 per barrel — derived from Brent crude (USD) multiplied by the AED/USD fixed peg (1 USD = 3.6725 AED). The UAE's dirham has been pegged to the US Dollar since 1997, making crude oil price movements in AED directly mirror USD Brent price changes.
Live Crude Oil Price in UAE Today — Brent and Dubai Crude in AED
Crude oil price in the United Arab Emirates today in AED — Brent and Dubai crude barrel price updated every 5 minutes
The United Arab Emirates is one of the world's most important crude oil producers and exporters. As an OPEC founding member, the UAE — primarily through Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) — produces approximately 3.2 million barrels of crude oil per day. Since the UAE Dirham (AED) is pegged to the US Dollar at 3.6725 AED/USD since 1997, the crude oil price in AED moves exactly in line with the USD Brent price × 3.6725.
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Dubai crude (also called Dubai/Oman crude) is a medium-sour crude oil benchmark primarily used to price Middle Eastern crude exports to Asia. While Brent is the global benchmark and WTI is the US benchmark, Dubai/Oman serves as the Asian benchmark — used to price crude oil sold from the Gulf to India, China, Japan, and South Korea. ADNOC's premium grade, Murban crude, was also launched as a futures contract on Abu Dhabi's ADNOC-controlled ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (IFAD) exchange in 2021.
Why Crude Oil Prices Change Daily in the UAE
Why is crude oil price changing in UAE today — 4 key drivers for a major OPEC exporter
The UAE participates in OPEC+ production quota agreements. When OPEC+ cuts output, Brent and Dubai crude prices rise — boosting UAE government revenues and ADNOC profits. The UAE has occasionally pushed for higher production quotas due to its expanded capacity — a key OPEC internal tension that moves markets.
ADNOC is aggressively expanding capacity toward 5 million barrels/day by 2027. Major new fields like Murban, Ruwais Diyab, and offshore expansions are adding supply. This production growth strategy sometimes puts the UAE at odds with Saudi Arabia within OPEC+ on quota levels.
The UAE sells most of its crude to Asian buyers — primarily China, India, Japan, and South Korea. Strong Asian demand = higher Dubai crude prices and better premiums for UAE crude grades. China's economic slowdown directly impacts UAE oil export revenues.
The AED has been fixed at 3.6725 per USD since 1997 — making UAE crude oil prices in AED uniquely stable vs other currencies. A $1 rise in Brent always = AED 3.6725 rise in the AED price. No currency risk for UAE's domestic consumers — predictable and transparent.
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- Abu Dhabi government revenues surge
- ADNOC profits increase — more dividends
- Sovereign Wealth Fund (ADIA) grows faster
- UAE can fund Vision 2071 diversification projects
- Construction and infrastructure boom in Dubai, Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi fiscal deficit widens below ~$65/barrel
- Government spending cuts or delayed projects
- Pressure to draw down sovereign wealth reserves
- Expat remittances and business activity slows
- OPEC+ internal pressure to cut deeper
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This Dubai Crude price tracker for UAE is maintained by Current Affair (currentaffair.today). Prices are updated every 5 minutes using data from metals.live (primary, ~15 min delayed), Alpha Vantage commodity API (secondary, end-of-day), and Yahoo Finance futures (tertiary fallback). Prices shown are indicative only and approximately 15 minutes behind live market prices.