Barrel (petroleum)

A unit of capacity in the oil industry.

Conversions
1 barrel (petroleum)=35 gallon (UK) 1 barrel (petroleum)=42 gallon (US)
1 barrel (petroleum)=0.1589873 m3    
Oil consumption is measured in millions of barrels per day.
World oil consumption.

See also: Crude Oil, Oil, Volume.

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Subjects: Mechanical Engineering