One thing it can assume is that it'll have far less oil and gas revenue.

The government expects combined oil and gas revenues this year to drop by more than 25 percent.

Many town leaders, who had come to rely on the gas revenues dismissed claims that the wells would run dry.

As inflation climbs and gas revenues fall, living conditions are worsening.

But, he adds, so far the Constitution doesn't yet have legislation that would do things like equitably share oil and gas revenue.

The resolution also puts the new Iraqi leaders in charge of the nation's oil and gas revenues.

Iran's annual oil and gas revenues will reach $250 billion by 2015.

"Strip away the rhetoric on both sides and this is about who controls the gas revenues."

Since then, it has become one of the region's wealthiest states due to its enormous oil and natural gas revenues.

Still, the economy remains heavily dependent on volatile oil and gas revenues.