The USGS site below has maps with oil field locations (second link), although you have to zoom into each province, or blow up the map, to see them.

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-470/OF97-470G/

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/ofr-97-470/OF97-470G/iranmap.html#TOP

Best of luck with your raid Oil CEO. I'll be eager for an update.

Thanks for the input, guys. I had almost forgotten about GlobalSecurity.org - one of the bests sites on the web.

I think our best option is and always has been to get the Russians sufficiently concerned to wholeheartedly side with us. Once that is achieved, even if it means bribing them, the Chinese might get onboard a little quicker.

Post Iraq, March 2003 - as much as I hate to admit it - We need the global community in on this one. We can't ignore the French anymore.

Yesterday's talk here of using nukes was completely out of control. Any attack at this stage(which there won't be) would have to be conventional. If you don't know why, you need to trade in your engineering degree for a couple courses on political science.

The only thing wrong with Iran is a leadership that uses religion to control its people.

Occupation is about as stupid a plan as anybody could come up with. We already own Iraq and Afghanistan. Notice any patterns?

In fact the more you think about it, the more you realize the best option is to, well - to just be friends.