Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LON:GKP) shares gained more than 4% on Monday after it confirmed it has received payments for crude.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) as part of a broader set of payments to oil producers in the semi-autonomous region has paid US$15mln for oil produced at GKP's Shaikan field, and around US$12mln of that is earmarked for the company.
It is the first of what are expected to be regular payments for oil exported from Kurdistan, and it is a starting point for producers to recoup their costs. Payments for arrears are anticipated during 2016.
"Gulf Keystone now looks forward to the establishment of regular payments for Shaikan export sales," the company said in a statement.
In London, Gulf Keystone shares gained 1p, 3.2%, to trade at 33.79p.