The UAE is positioning itself as a transactional middle power within the BRICS energy ecosystem, advancing co-financed infrastructure with China.
The UAE, one of the few exporters that has the financial depth and sovereign autonomy to experiment with non-dollar energy sales, is eyeing to expand its influence eastward.
This note explores UAE-BRICS energy alignment, including:
- UAE-China ongoing and planned projects
- Beijing’s efforts to create a BRICS-aligned energy ecosystem
- Negotiations on yuan-denominated oil contracts with China and Russia
- Emirati deviation from the West
