Reuters | Shell bets big on Brazil as oil majors snap up offshore blocks Reuters RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Oil major Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSA.L won half the blocks awarded in Brazil's deepwater oil auction on Friday, while rival BP (BP.L) took two blocks and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) one in a historic opening of the pre-salt play ... Brazil sells rights to offshore oil fields for €1.6 billion Brazil celebrates oil fields auction |