Qatar will withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries from Jan. 1, Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said in Doha.
Bloomberg: Qatar says it plans to withdraw from OPEC to focus on gas output
Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs, speaks during a press conference in the capital Doha on December 3, 2018. - Qatar is to leave OPEC next month in order for the Gulf state to focus on gas production, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced at a Doha press conference. Kaabi added that OPEC, which Qatar joined in 1961, was told of the decision on Monday ahead of the announcement.
