Convert Barrel (oil) to Gallon (US)
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.
Gallon (US)
The US gallon is a unit of volume in the U.S. customary system. It is defined as 231 cubic inches, which is approximately 3.785 liters or 4 quarts. The US gallon is primarily used in the United States to measure liquids such as fuel, beverages, and other fluids.
The US gallon originated from the British gallon, which itself was derived from earlier definitions of the gallon in medieval England. The British gallon was based on the volume of eight pounds of water, but the US gallon, which was standardized in 1824, was redefined to be 231 cubic inches in volume. This definition was adopted to better align with the measurements used in the U.S. liquid measurement system. The US gallon is slightly smaller than the imperial gallon (used in the UK and other Commonwealth countries), which is defined as 4.54609 liters. Despite the global shift to the metric system, the US gallon remains widely used in the United States for measuring liquid volumes.
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