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title: "Oil barrels to Cubic meters — bbl to m³ converter"
description: "1 oil barrel = 0.15899 cubic meters. Convert oil barrels to cubic meters with a full conversion table, the exact formula, and a calculator for any value."
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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.

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## Sources

- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)]
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)
- Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)