Tullow Oil said on Thursday the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has ruled that the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT) does not apply to its operations in the Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points fields offshore Ghana.

Tullow Oil, operating in West Africa, has been exempted from the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT) for its Ghana offshore fields. The International Chamber of Commerce ruled in favor of the company,

Tullow Plc gained after an international body found it wasn’t liable for a $320 million tax assessment in Ghana, where its key oil assets are located.

Tullow Oil said on Thursday the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has ruled that the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT) does not apply to its operations in the Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points fields offshore Ghana.

Shares of Tullow Oil jumped over 14% on Friday after the West Africa-focused company was exempted from a $320 million tax on its Ghana operations. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ruled that the Branch Profit Remittance Tax (BPRT) does not apply to the firm's operations in the Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points fields offshore Ghana,

Tullow Oil has won its $320 million tax dispute with the Ghana Revenue Authority at the International Chamber of Commerce involving Branch Profit Remittance Tax.

Tullow Oil (OTCPK:TUWLF) (OTCPK:TUWOY) +11.6% in London trading after an international tribunal found it is not liable for a $320M tax assessment in Ghana, where its key oil assets are located. The International Chamber of Commerce ruled Ghana's branch profit remittance tax assessment "falls outside of the tax regime provided for in the petroleum