RIO DE JANEIRO, May 24 (Reuters) - An auction of oil by theBrazilian government from coveted offshore pre-salt fields hasonly attracted the interest of one bidder, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
The auction, scheduled for May 30, is the first time thegovernment will sell its share of oil in the pre-salt, wherebillions of barrels of crude are trapped beneath a thick layerof salt under the ocean floor.
Shell did not immediately respond to a request for comment.(Reporting by Luciano CostaWriting by Alexandra Alper, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien)