Reliance also received Rs 7,000 crore by selling 49 per cent stake in its petro retail business to BP
In a corporate presentation titled 'New Reliance for a New India', released on Friday, RIL termed itself as the best proxy for India's consumption-driven and tech-propelled growth story.
Mukesh Ambani, in August 2019, had said he wanted to make RIL a zero-debt company in 18 months by selling stakes in several businesses and unlocking value in some others
The volume to be offered is the same as the one the company bid out in November last year
The firm was paid USD 36 million to settle an arbitration it had initiated against Reliance and BP trying to force it out of the block over default in payment
The British oil company made its first net loss in more than three years in the quarter due to the one-off charge
The deal calls for a $4 billion initial payment to BP with the remaining $1.6 billion in earnout payments over time
The joint venture will build on Reliance's existing fuel retailing network of near 1,400 petrol pumps and an aviation fuel business
The profit growth was driven by a recovery in earnings from oil and gas production
Oil prices rose by 50% in the past year to around $54 a barrel in the first quarter
BP already owns 350 retail locations across Australia
Oil prices are now trading at around $49 a barrel, meaning BP is banking on a slight rise in prices going into next year
Its single largest investment in China that would fetch $2-3 billion
Prompting another cut to its 2016 investment budget to below $17 billion
In May BP cut its budget for the project to $8-10 billion from $12 billion
BP wisely chooses growth over control in Norway
The company said there will be no impact from this financial transaction on staff or customers of Castrol India or its existing contracts
The British oil company lowered its 2016 spending target to $17 billion
The money is to be paid out over roughly 16 years
Last month, BP reported a $6.5 billion loss for 2015