Convert Barrel (oil) to Cubic Kilometer
Barrel (oil)
A barrel of oil (bbl) is a unit of volume used in the oil industry. It is defined as 42 US gallons, which is approximately 158.987 liters. The barrel is used to measure large quantities of crude oil and other petroleum products.
The barrel as a unit of measure for oil originated in the early days of the oil industry in the United States. The 42-gallon size was standardized in the 19th century to provide a consistent measure for trading and transporting oil. The use of the barrel as a unit of measure has continued to the present day, despite the adoption of the metric system in many other industries.
Cubic Kilometer
The cubic kilometer (km³) is a unit of volume in the metric system, equal to the volume of a cube with sides that are each 1 kilometer long. One cubic kilometer is equivalent to 1,000,000,000 cubic meters (m³) or 1,000,000,000,000,000 liters. It is used to measure large volumes, such as the volume of water in lakes, reservoirs, or the volume of geological formations.
The cubic kilometer is derived from the kilometer, which is a unit of length in the metric system. The kilometer was introduced in the 18th century as part of the metric system, which aimed to standardize measurements across various fields. The cubic kilometer, being the cube of the kilometer, follows the principles of the metric system, where volume units are derived from the length unit. The cubic kilometer is commonly used in fields like geography, hydrology, and environmental science to describe large-scale volumes. As the metric system has become the global standard, the cubic kilometer is widely used for measuring massive volumes in scientific and engineering contexts.
Convert Barrel (oil) to other volume-converter units
1 Barrel (oil) = 158.987294928 Liter
1 Barrel (oil) = 158987.294928 Milliliter
1 Barrel (oil) = 0.1589872949 Cubic Meter
1 Barrel (oil) = 1.589872949e-10 Cubic Kilometer
1 Barrel (oil) = 158987.294928 Cubic Centimeter
1 Barrel (oil) = 158987294.928 Cubic Millimeter
1 Barrel (oil) = 3.785411784e-11 Cubic Mile
1 Barrel (oil) = 0.2079475309 Cubic Yard
1 Barrel (oil) = 5.6145833333 Cubic Feet
1 Barrel (oil) = 9702 Cubic Inch
1 Barrel (oil) = 158.987294928 Cubic Decimeter
1 Barrel (oil) = 42 Gallon (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 168 Quart (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 336 Pint (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 672 Cup (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 5376 Fluid Ounce (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 10752 Tablespoon (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 32256 Teaspoon (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 16128 Dessertspoon (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 1344 Gill (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 2580480 Minim (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 34.97231575 Gallon (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 139.889263 Quart (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = Pint (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 559.557052 Cup (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 5595.57052 Fluid Ounce (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 8952.912832 Tablespoon (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 26858.738496 Teaspoon (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 16128 Dessertspoon (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 1119.114104 Gill (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 2685873.8496 Minim (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 635.94917971 Cup (metric)
1 Barrel (oil) = 10599.152995 Tablespoon (metric)
1 Barrel (oil) = 31797.458986 Teaspoon (metric)
1 Barrel (oil) = 1 Barrel (oil)
1 Barrel (oil) = 1.3333333333 Barrel (US)
1 Barrel (oil) = 0.9714532154 Barrel (UK)
1 Barrel (oil) = 3179745.8986 Drop