Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said it will award AED 200 billion, about $55 bn, in new project contracts for 2026 to 2028, accelerating investment after the United Arab Emirates left OPEC on May one. The company indicated the spending will span a range of upstream and downstream works and focus on expanding capacity and speeding delivery. The plan follows the UAE decision to exit OPEC in order to secure greater flexibility over production policy. ADNOC said the awards over the two years will cover exploration, production, refining and petrochemicals and will support efforts to strengthen industrial resilience and domestic manufacturing. The investments are intended to enable faster responses to global energy demand and to move projects from planning to execution. The company framed the programme as a new phase of delivery aimed at scaling output. The exit from OPEC removed collective production caps that limited UAE output to about three point four million barrels per day, and Abu Dhabi has signalled an ambition to lift capacity to five million barrels per day by 2027. Observers noted that longstanding tensions with Saudi Arabia over quotas were a factor in the decision to leave the cartel. The move also coincided with broader regional disruptions that have affected shipping and infrastructure around the Strait of Hormuz. ADNOC has spent billions modernising fields, refineries and export facilities and has diversified into natural gas, petrochemicals and cleaner energy technologies. Energy analysts said the company and state aim to capture additional market share while demand remains robust in Asia and other growing economies. Remaining OPEC+ members agreed to raise production quotas at their first meeting since the UAE departure. Company leadership described the initiative as an execution phase driven by scale, pace and delivery, signalling a sharper focus on project completion. The awards are likely to accelerate ADNOC's industrial expansion without committing new timelines beyond the 2026 to 2028 window.