** Oil and gas exploration and production company Genel Energy GENL.L rises 1.5% to 62p
** Co confirms that all oil production from Kurdistan now flowing through export pipeline and being sold at Ceyhan
** Expects ~$3 million in insurance payments by year-end for production losses from drone strikes earlier this year that disrupted Tawke, Peshkabir operations in Kurdistan
** Gross production back to ~80,000 bopd, matching first-half levels before drone strike disruptions
** YTD, GENL falls 7.42%
(Reporting by Tuhina in Bengaluru)
((Tuhina@thomsonreuters.com))