British energy company Genel Energy said Monday it started returning staff to the Kurdish north of Iraq following improvements in the security situation. “Genel’s primary consideration is the safety and wellbeing of our employees,” the company said in a statement. “The decision to resume full operations has been made following a close monitoring of the situation, and in consultation with the Kurdistan Regional Government, Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Government, and other well-placed authorities.” As U.S. airstrikes targeting terrorists with the Islamic State got under way in August, the company said it was taking the “prudent and precautionary step” of pulling non-essential staff from the Kurdish north. The company said operations at the Taq Taq and Tawke oil fields in the Kurdish region of Iraq were safe and secure . Production from the two fields is unaffected by the violence and combined production is on a record […]