By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: Chief Executive of oil producer Rosneft Igor Sechin attends a gathering with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outdoors Moscow, Russia February 15, 2021. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin by way of REUTERS(Reuters) – Igor Sechin, the top of Russian oil main Rosneft, mentioned on Saturday that BP nonetheless stays its largest non-public shareholder regardless of having introduced its departure in February after Moscow despatched troops into Ukraine.Speaking on the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Sechin, a long-standing ally of President Vladimir Putin, mentioned BP additionally nonetheless owns stakes in large-scale Rosneft initiatives together with Taas Yuriakh, Kharampurneftegaz and Yermak Neftegaz.He mentioned dividends accruing to BP can be transferred to particular accounts, however didn’t elaborate additional.Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Kevin LiffeyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.