You are correct. I was wrong.
Members:
Angola (January 1, 2007)
Libya (December 1962)
Nigeria (July 1971)
Algeria (1969)
Iran (September 1960)
Iraq (September 1960) (Excluded from OPEC production quotas since 1998)
Kuwait (September, 1960)
Qatar (December 1961)
Saudi Arabia (September 1960)
United Arab Emirates (November 1967)
Ecuador (1963–1993, since 2007)[7]
Venezuela
Indonesia (December 1962; membership under review as Indonesia is no longer considered a net oil exporter by OPEC)
Perspective members:
Bolivia, Mexico, Sudan and Syria have been invited by OPEC to join.[8]
Sudan is currently seeking membership.[9]
Former members:
Gabon (full member from 1975 to 1995)
The USA was a member for a time when it was officially running the iraqi government...HOWS THAT FOR A GOTCHYA?
They don't need terrorism. They know that in terms of oil alone, they have the Western world- and the US- by the kahunas.
It is time to explore/drill/refine here in the US.