Exclusive - Europe utilities, private equity jostle for Eni's $3.4 billion retail unit: sources

By Pamela Barbaglia and Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) - Three major European utilities are lining up rival bids for a big chunk of Italian oil major Eni's retail gas and power business, sources said, in a deal that could be worth up to $3.4 billion (£2.3 billion0 and reshape the Italian retail energy industry. French power giant EDF's Italian unit Edison, Spain's Gas Natural and Britain's Centrica have all expressed interest in the asset, which would offer access to 10 million customers,