ST PETERSBURG, Russia, Oct 3 (Reuters) - There is no need to
discuss alternative routes for Gazprom's Nord Stream 2
gas pipeline project, which is still awaiting approval for its
Danish leg, the chief executive of Austria's OMV said
on Thursday.
The pipeline is already under construction and has almost
reached the Danish border, but Denmark has yet to give its
go-ahead for the scheme.
"I am very much convinced that we do not need to discuss any
alternative routes in Nord Stream 2 company, because I am
convinced... that we have a good chance to get the permit in
Denmark," Rainer Seele told reporters.
"If they tell me that the probability is very low that we
will get a permit then I will start thinking."
OMV is one of the backers of the project, along with Shell
, France's Engie, Germany's Uniper
and BASF unit Wintershall. Russian gas exporter
Gazprom is leading the project.
(Reporting by Maria Grabar; Writing by Anastasia Teterevleva;
Editing by Jan Harvey)