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CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Brazil gets strong bids at 1st oil, gas auction in 5 yrs
(Corrects number of blocks to which OGX had secured rights up[14 May '13]
Ireland to review tax on oil, cautious on Norway-style rate
* Committee recommends 25-40 pct rate be doubled* Interest increasing in country's oil potential* Energy minister says must be realistic about prospectsDUBLIN, May 14 (Reuters) - Ireland's energy minister[14 May '13]
UPDATE 2-RBS says will take 18 months to plug capital gap
* CEO Hester says RBS aims for 10 pct capital end-2014* Chairman says wants UK to be able to sell shares in 2014* More jobs likely to goBy Steve Slater and Matt ScuffhamEDINBURGH, May 14 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland[14 May '13]
UPDATE 2-Britain's Cameron faces leadership questions over Europe
* Cameron offers party a draft bill on EU referendum* UK PM seeks to defuse rebellion by anti-EU lawmakers* Earlier promise of a vote failed to satisfy party critics* Labour says move is action of a panicked prime minister[14 May '13]
OGX and BG win Barreirinhas blocks in Brazil's oil auction
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's OGX[14 May '13]
UPDATE 1-Britain's Cameron faces leadership questions over Europe
* Cameron offers party a draft bill on EU referendum* UK PM seeks to defuse rebellion by anti-EU lawmakers* Earlier promise of a vote failed to satisfy party critics* Labour says move is action of a panicked prime minister[14 May '13]
Bids for Brazil Foz do Amazonas oil blocks 40 times minimum
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's Petrobras[14 May '13]
UPDATE 1-Brazil kicks off first oil, gas auction in five years
* Comes as govt intervention mounts, global supply seen up* Petrobras, Galp, OGX win blocks in early bidding* Areas on offer believed to hold 35 bln barrels of oilBy Jeb Blount and Sabrina LorenziRIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday kicked[14 May '13]
Brazil sells Parnaiba blocks in first round of oil auction
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil[14 May '13]
RBS chairman says aiming for share sale by end 2014
LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Scotland's[14 May '13]
