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Kurdistan carries a lot of political risk for oil companies, but despite that I view Genel Energy and Gulf Keystone as buys

Looking at the share prices of the two London listed Kurdistan oil producers, Genel Energy (GENL) and Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP), they seem totally disconnected with what the companies have achieved operationally.

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Genel Energy (#GENL) – CEO Bill Higgs “to step down” after AGM vote, though to remain as a “consultant”

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Genel Energy has great growth potential

As long as you are prepared to accept a degree of geo-political risk, then I find it very hard not to like Genel Energy (GENL) at the current share price.

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Genel Energy (#GENL) – calls meeting to refinance existing bonds, including a partial early redemption

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Genel Energy remains a long term hold for me

Genel Energy (GENL) has been one of a number of mid-tier oil and gas companies which really took a hit during the slump in oil prices over the past few years, and had seen its share price decimated as a result.

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Genel (#GENL) pretty positive operational update

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Why I've been buying Genel despite the risks

Geo-political instability can make investments far more risky, but alongside that you will often find the potential for large returns with companies which look undervalued based upon their fundamentals.

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Genel Energy (#GENL) – receipt of payment settling May Tawke & Taq Taq fields KRI oil exports

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Genel (#GENL) starts buy back of its bonds

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Genel (#GENL) reports a dry well in Cote d'Ivoire - not exactly core & critical but not good news