May 9 (Reuters) - BP's electric charging unit is

keen on buying Tesla's Supercharging sites in the

United States, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

BP "is aggressively looking to acquire real estate to scale

our network, which is a heightened focus following the recent

Tesla announcement," the report quoted Sujay Sharma, CEO of bp

pulse Americas, as saying in an interview.

Tesla and BP did not immediately respond to Reuters requests

for comment.

The development comes days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk

abruptly laid off employees who ran the electric vehicle

charging business, but said the automaker still plans to expand

the Supercharger network at a slower pace for new locations.

BP said in February last year that it planned to invest $1

billion in EV charging stations across the United States by

2030, and in October, placed an order for Tesla's fast chargers

worth $100 million.