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Oil barrels to cubic meters

1 oil barrel in cubic meters
1 bbl = 0.15899 m³
m³ = bbl × 0.1589872949

To convert oil barrels to cubic meters, multiply by 0.1589872949. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Oil barrels to cubic meters table

Common oil barrel values converted to cubic meters.
Oil barrels Cubic meters
1 bbl 0.15899
2 bbl 0.31797
3 bbl 0.47696
4 bbl 0.63595
5 bbl 0.79494
10 bbl 1.589873
15 bbl 2.384809
20 bbl 3.179746
25 bbl 3.974682
30 bbl 4.769619
40 bbl 6.359492
50 bbl 7.949365
75 bbl 11.92405
100 bbl 15.89873
250 bbl 39.74682
500 bbl 79.49365
1,000 bbl 158.9873

How the conversion works

The relationship is m³ = bbl × 0.1589872949. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes.

Oil barrel: Petroleum barrel = 42 US gallons.

Common questions

How many cubic meters are in one oil barrel?
One oil barrel equals 0.15899 cubic meters. m³ = bbl × 0.1589872949.
How do you convert oil barrels to cubic meters?
Use m³ = bbl × 0.1589872949. So 10 bbl is 1.589873 m³.
How many oil barrels are in one cubic meter?
One cubic meter equals 6.289811 oil barrels, which is the reverse of the conversion above.
Is there more than one kind of oil barrel?
Petroleum barrel = 42 US gallons.

Related pages

Sources

  1. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (Public domain (US Government))
  2. The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
  3. Calculated on this page — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked