Ukraine paused drone strikes on tankers at Russian port of Novorossiysk after Vance request, FT reports

What is the Caspian Pipeline Consortium?

The CPC is a roughly 1,500-kilometre pipeline system that carries crude oil from Kazakhstan to a terminal at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, where it is loaded onto tankers. It is the main export route for Kazakh oil, accounting for more than 80% of the country's exports, and the Financial Times described it as a supply alternative to Russian crude for Europe Взгляд,Коммерсант.…,Українська ….

Which US companies were said to be affected?

Reporting on the FT article cited concerns for US oil majors Chevron and ExxonMobil, which have interests in Kazakh oil shipped via the CPC route, and noted that a tanker chartered by ExxonMobil was damaged during one of the July strikes kp.ru,Фонтанка.ру.

Have US officials confirmed the request?

Reuters reported that the White House, the State Department and Vance's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment made outside business hours Reuters,U.S. News & World R…. The reporting rests on the Financial Times' account, which cited Ukrainian officials and other people familiar with the matter Українська ….