Highlights Sea mine on Pola discovered Dec. 31 in international territorial waters Pola is floating storage for high sulfur fuel oil intended for export Latest incident heightens maritime security concerns in Persian Gulf Dubai — Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest producer, defused Jan. 2 a sea mine attached to a tanker in the Persian Gulf without impact on crude exports or loadings, the oil ministry and the State Oil Marketing Organization said in statements. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Iraqi authorities discovered on Dec. 31 the sea mine on the tanker Pola in international waters in the Persian Gulf, located some 28 nautical miles away from Iraqi oil ports, while it was refueling another ship. Pola was used by SOMO as floating storage vessel for high-sulfur fuel oil intended for exports. “The incident had no effect on oil exports, oil tankers loading, and no […]