State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is set to gain full control of its Brazil-based oil and gas joint venture. Through its subsidiary BPRL Ventures BV, BPCL has signed agreements to acquire the remaining stake in IBV Brazil Petroleo Limitada. This move, approved by the National Company Law Tribunal as part of insolvency proceedings, aims to bolster India's energy security by expanding its overseas upstream assets.