BP paired the payout news with more details for investors of its net-zero strategy - bringing forward announcements expected in September
The writedown announcement came after Shell cut its forecast for energy prices into 2023 on expectations that sales will only recover slowly after the pandemic
The deal was to be concluded by March 2020 but has been delayed.
Like its rivals, the British oil major is set to take a big hit to revenue from an unprecedented collapse in demand due to the pandemic.
Reliance has increased 35% this year, compared with BP's 1.2% gain as it works on cutting high debt levels
The JV will incorporate and build on RIL's current fuel retailing network across India
Dudley's most notable achievement was rescuing the company in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico that caused the biggest oil spill in US history and killed 11 people
Reliance and BP split Niko's share in proportion to their existing shareholding in the block
Aramco agreed to buy a 20% stake in Reliance's oil refining and petrochemicals division
He added that though there is a perception that India is challenged with oil and gas resources, it is blessed with a great market and whatever increased production will not be enough to fill it
Private sector operators are limited to Essar Oil and Reliance Industries, who between them have some 3,500 petrol pumps
BP entered the Indian exploration and production sector in 2011 by acquiring a 30% stake in 21 blocks of RIL for $7.2 bn
BP India will soon start local sales of aviation turbine fuel, says Sashi Mukundan
Prior to the sale, BP held 29.38 crore shares or 59.42 per cent stake in Castrol India