Barrels (bbl) to Cubic meters (m³) Conversion
Barrels
The US oil barrel is a unit of volume equal to exactly 42 US gallons (approximately 158.987 litres), adopted as the standard unit for crude oil and petroleum products in the global energy industry. Crude oil prices are universally quoted in US dollars per barrel (bbl), and global production statistics are expressed in millions of barrels per day (Mb/d). The 42-gallon oil barrel standard was established in the Pennsylvania oil fields in the 1860s.
Cubic meters
The cubic metre is the SI derived unit of volume, defined as the volume of a cube with sides of exactly one metre. It is the standard unit for large-scale volumes in engineering, construction, and industry: concrete orders, excavation volumes, and water storage capacity are measured in cubic metres. One cubic metre equals exactly 1,000 litres. In natural gas supply and environmental science, gas flow rates are expressed in cubic metres per hour or per day.
| Barrels (bbl) | Cubic meters (m³) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 bbl | 0.015898729493 m³ |
| 1 bbl | 0.15898729493 m³ |
| 2 bbl | 0.31797458986 m³ |
| 3 bbl | 0.47696188479 m³ |
| 5 bbl | 0.79493647465 m³ |
| 10 bbl | 1.5898729493 m³ |
| 20 bbl | 3.1797458986 m³ |
| 30 bbl | 4.7696188479 m³ |
| 50 bbl | 7.9493647465 m³ |
| 100 bbl | 15.898729493 m³ |
| 1000 bbl | 158.98729493 m³ |