Reuters: EU Commission: Nabucco full version is still a possibility

The full-scale version of the Nabucco pipeline is still under consideration, the European Commission said on Friday, after oil major BP said it would no longer consider it for shipping its gas from its Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan.

"To our understanding, the Nabucco classic version, is still on the table," Commission energy spokeswoman Marlene Holzner said.

For the European Union - which is seeking to reduce its reliance on Russian gas - the name of the pipeline is not the most important thing, she added in emailed comments.  MORE