MEDIA-Russia's Rosneft in talks to supply BP with up to 160 bcm of gas - RBC

* Russian energy firm Rosneft is in talks to supply British oil major BP with up to 160 billion cubic metres of gas over 16 years, RBC news organisation reports

* RBC cites a letter from Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin to Russian President Vladimir Putin dated Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) . 13, 2016

* Sechin tells Putin deal would bring in over 500 billion roubles ($8.5 billion) in additional tax revenues, RBC reports

* Rosneft could start supplies from 2018-19, with delivery via Greifswald in Germany, RBC reports

* Rosneft would need Putin to cancel Russian gas firm Gazprom's export monopoly for deal to go ahead

* Putin on Dec. 17 ordered Energy Minister Alexander Novak to look into deal and report back to him, RBC reports

* Rosneft declines comment to RBC on Sechin letter, spokesman says Rosneft has various plans on how to monetise its gas

* Kremlin (IOB: 0Q8D.IL - news) spokesman declines comment to RBC, BP representative also declines comment on Rosneft-BP talks

-- Source link: http://www.rbc.ru/business/24/01/2017/588731199a7947c2b1eee434

-- Note (Stockholm: NOTE.ST - news) : Reuters has not verified this story and does not vouch for its accuracy. ($1 = 59.2008 roubles) (Reporting by Alexander Winning)