Nov 23 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC)is exploring a potential acquisition of Wintershall Dea, the European energy explorer backed by BASF SE , Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

Any deal could value Wintershall Dea at more than 10 billion euros ($10.9 billion), the report added, citing people with knowledge of the matter. ($1 = 0.9168 euros) (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; editing by David Evans)