Ukraine will not attack non-Russian oil tankers and critical maritime infrastructure, including oil pipelines vital for Kazakhastan’s oil exports in the Black Sea, after U.S intervention. The agreement mediated by the U.S comes after repeated drone attacks by Ukraine close to the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in Novorossiysk, Russia, led to the suspension of oil loadings on tankers, disrupting energy markets. However, after talks with the U.S, Ukrainian authorities will not be targeting the CPC infrastructure and non-Russian ships sailing to the terminal to load cargo. According to the deal, protected ships must not come under Ukrainian sanctions, should not carry Russian oil and should not be owned by Russian companies or individuals. The meeting was fixed after a Ukrainian attack damaged 4 tankers close to the Port ofNovorossiysk, one of which was chartered by Chevron.