WARSAW, Feb. 13 ??“ The European Commission maintains its interest in extending the Odessa-Brody pipeline to the Polish town of Plock as a key element of diversifying crude oil supplies to Europe, EU Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said Monday.

"The Odessa-Brody-Plock project is important for the EU," Piebalgs said. "The EU Commission is doing everything possible to reverse the flow of oil the current part of the pipeline. The Commission supports the project, as it is a key element of diversification of oil supplies to Europe.