MOSCOW, July 7 (Reuters) - Russian gas giant Gazprom said it had discussed with BASF thepossibility of the German firm participating in its Nord Stream2 gas pipeline project.
Gazprom's current partners in Nord Stream 2 - a plannedpipeline to Germany under the Baltic Sea - are Anglo-Dutch Shell, Germany's E.ON and Austria's OMV.
The Russian firm said it had met BASF officials in Berlin onTuesday, but did not give further details.
Gazprom separately said it had also met OMV officials inBerlin in Tuesday. It said it had discussed the creation of ajoint project company to operate the pipeline, and thepossibility of OMV getting a stake in this joint company.
BASF and OMV did not immediately respond to requests forcomment.
BASF oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall has previously said,in June, that it is keeping faith with its Russian investmentsand wants to do more there, despite tense relations betweenMoscow and Europe over Ukraine.
Gazprom currently owns 51 percent in the project to buildNord Stream 2, which has a planned capacity of 55 billion cubicmetres per year. (Reporting by Polina Devitt; Editing by Pravin Char)
