Qatar turned from an exporter to a gas importer America's attack on Iran turned Qatar, which was the second largest natural gas exporter in the world, into one of its largest importers. Following the loss of 17% of Qatar's gas export capacity, this country was forced to import gas from America. Qatar's Ras Lafan refinery was damaged after the war against Iran and it is said that due to the damage to this facility, Qatar loses twenty billion dollars a year. to the tab.ir.