RIO de Janeiro (Reuters) - BP PLC BP.L, Chevron Corp CVX.N and China's CNOOC 0883.HK are among 12 companies cleared to bid in an October exploration rights auction in Brazil, oil regulator ANP said on Monday.
Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, Colombia's Ecopetrol SA ECO.CN, Norway's Equinor ASA EQNR.OL, Australia's Karoon KAR.AX, Qatar's QPI, Spain's Repsol SA REP.MC, Royal Dutch Shell PLC RDSa.L, France's Total SA TOTF.PA and Brazil's state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro SA PETR4.SA also won approval to bid in the auction.
Reporting by Marta Nogueira in Rio de Janeiro; Editing by Christian Plumb
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