Uganda resolution could be close11 Dec 2019 13:17
The government has been locked in a dispute with the firms, including France's Total and China's CNOOC, over the taxes assessed on Tullow's plans to sell part of its stakes in the country's oil fields.
Uganda's previous oil tax disputes have been around capital gains tax on proceeds from asset sales.
Hanns Kyazze, a communications specialist at the ministry of energy and mineral development, said the government had offered the companies a deal to end the dispute, although he did not provide details on the agreement.
"They (firms) have now accepted that proposal and are moving on to ensure that package of proposed terms is operationalised," Kyazze told Reuters.