Oil Search Ltd. (OSH) temporarily suspended a well in Iraqi Kurdistan after violence in the region disrupted its ability to get skilled technicians and equipment to the Taza oil project. Oil Search’s other operations in the area are continuing with the security situation stable, the oil producer said today in a statement as it posted a 34 percent gain in first-half profit. Oil Search declined 0.4 percent to A$9.41 as of 10:52 a.m. in Sydney trading. “We are continuing to monitor the security situation closely and plan to re-commence Taza-2 operations once we are confident that the long-term integrity of our supply chain has been safely re-established,” according to the statement. Oil companies including Chevron Corp. and Afren Plc evacuated staff and halted drilling operations in Kurdistan earlier this month as Islamist militants advanced into northern Iraq. Oil Search plans further drilling in the semi-autonomous region where the economy […]