Brazilian state oil company Petrobras has reached the final phase of talks regarding the purchase of a controlling stake in a 100,000 b/d refinery in Okinawa, Japan.

Petrobras has been said to be seeking to expand its assets in the U.S., Asia and Europe.

The company has set a goal of increasing its refining capacity outside Brazil by 500,000 b/d by 2015.

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