Petrobras to Build 300,000-Barrel Premium II Refinery in Northeastern Brazil

CORDOBA, ARGENTINA--September 11, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and the government of Ceara state signed a protocol of understanding on August 20 with the intention of building a refinery in Ceara in northeastern Brazil.