A German company is today expected to offer Poland a way to become less dependent on Russian gas, in a move that is reportedly supported by the German government which is trying to ease the hostility between Warsaw and Moscow. German daily Handelsblatt reports that Wintershall - a daughter company of energy giant BASF - is to propose that Poland gets access to Western gas. This would be possible using the planned new north-south pipeline 'opal' which for almost 500 km will run parallel to the Polish border. „In this way it would be possible at several points to connect...