** UK-listed Kurdish oil producer Gulf Keystone Petroleum GKP.L rises 4.32% to 217.5p, highest since October 2022
** Kurdistan-focused oil firm Genel Energy GENL.L gains as much as 4.95% to 78.8p
** Group of international oil companies sign agreements with Kurdistan Regional Government and Federal Government of Iraq to restart international crude exports from Kurdistan
** GKP expects Shaikan Field realised prices to improve to above $30/bbl in interim period vs $27-28/bbl in local sales
** GKP's gains ~27%, GENL up ~2% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Simone Lobo in Bengaluru)
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