There would be no reason to pay more for gas if American oil companies didn't join OPEC under trump
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was founded in Baghdad, Iraq, with the signing of an agreement in September 1960 by five countries namely Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. They were to become the Founder Members of the Organization.
These countries were later joined by Qatar (1961), Indonesia (1962), Libya (1962), the United Arab Emirates (1967), Algeria (1969), Nigeria (1971), Ecuador (1973), Gabon (1975), Angola (2007), Equatorial Guinea (2017) and Congo (2018).
Ecuador suspended its membership in December 1992, rejoined OPEC in October 2007, but decided to withdraw its membership of OPEC effective 1 January 2020. Indonesia suspended its membership in January 2009, reactivated it again in January 2016, but decided to suspend its membership once more at the 171st Meeting of the OPEC Conference on 30 November 2016. Gabon terminated its membership in January 1995. However, it rejoined the Organization in July 2016. Qatar terminated its membership on 1 January 2019.
This means that, currently, the Organization has a total of 13 Member Countries.
https://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/
Do you see the USA , idiot?
OPEC ≠ "Climate Opec".
The US's biggest oil companies are joining the 'climate OPEC'
The oil majors Exxon, Chevron, and Occidental Petroleum — who represent approximately 10% of US oil & gas supply — will join an industry coalition that aims to address climate change.
With the inclusion of the American heavyweights, the consortium will have 13 members including BP, Total, and Royal Dutch Shell, as well as state-owned companies like Saudi Aramco, China National Petroleum Corporation and Mexico's Pemex.
According to Petion, the bloc will account for 30% of global oil and gas production, roughly the production power of OPEC. Members of this initiative take a pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy-intensive industries, improve their efficiencies, and adopt innovative methods to capture and store carbon emissions. They will also contribute to the $1 billion fund that invests in research or business ventures with the potential to achieve these goals.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/news/uss-biggest-oil-companies-are-joining-the-climate-opec-2018-9-1027575257?op=1