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Uganda gives nod to sale of Tullow stake

A Tullow drilling rig in Bunyora region, Uganda. (File)

Uganda’s energy minister has given Tullow Oil conditional approval to sell part of its stake in Ugandan oilfields to France’s Total and China’s CNOOC but only after $167 million (Sh16.7 billion) of tax on the deal is paid.

London-listed Tullow agreed early last year to sell Total most of its stake in Ugandan fields for $900 million (Sh90 billion) but CNOOC later exercised its pre-emption rights to buy half of the Tullow assets on sale.

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