Security in the northern Iraqi oil fields is not a concern for British energy company Gulf Keystone Petroleum, its chief executive officer said. “Security right now is not a concern for us,” CEO John Gerstenlauer said in an operational update. “Everything is going along quite smoothly.” Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi gave his approval during the weekend for a military assault on the western Iraqi city of Ramadi after the Sunni-dominated region was overrun by the group calling itself the Islamic State. “The loss of Ramadi does not mean the tide of the campaign has turned, and we have long said that there would be ebbs and flows on the battlefield,” U.S. Defense Department spokeswoman Elissa Smith said. The Islamic group […]