Ukraine has agreed not to strike certain non-Russian oil tankers and Black Sea infrastructure critical to Kazakhstani oil exports after last month's strikes on vessels halted loading operations, a US official has told Bloomberg.
Source: Bloomberg, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Ukraine has established points of contact so that commercial carriers can communicate information and ensure safe passage for vessels, said the US official, who asked to remain anonymous in order to speak candidly about the private arrangement.
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The agreement, reached following a meeting between senior US government officials and Ukrainian leadership, is a potentially significant step towards increasing oil supply volumes in the region after a series of recent attacks on vessels near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, caused a chilling effect on activity.
