BBC News | Qatar pulls out of Opec oil producers' cartel BBC News Qatar has announced it is pulling out of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) just days before countries in the the oil producing cartel meet in Vienna. The Gulf state said it would focus on gas production. Qatar is the world's ... Qatar to quit global oil body Opec Qatar Announces OPEC Exit Days Before Pivotal Oil Cuts Meeting Oil shock: Qatar pulls out of OPEC |