Are there oil fields in the Armenian plateau? 

Book: Mineral Resources of Armenia and Anatolia
Hagop Karajian
Publisher: Armenian Press 217 East 26th Street. New York City. 1920
Armen Technical Book Co. New York. 1920

Dedication of the book: To the memory of my mother. Deported and died in Irbid (Arabian Desert).

The above map demonstrates known oil fields in the Armenian plateau and Eastern Asia Minor according to the book, "Mineral Resources of Armenia and Anatolia," by Hagop Karajian. 

Of note, archaelogical evidence has uncovered mining operations in the Armenian plateau from at least 2,000 BC; according to the author.