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Oil barrels to liters

1 oil barrel in liters
1 bbl = 158.9873 L
L = bbl × 158.9872949

To convert oil barrels to liters, multiply by 158.9872949. The table below gives the values people look up most often, and the converter works for any number.

Oil barrels to liters table

Common oil barrel values converted to liters.
Oil barrels Liters
1 bbl 158.9873
2 bbl 317.9746
3 bbl 476.9619
4 bbl 635.9492
5 bbl 794.9365
10 bbl 1,589.8729
15 bbl 2,384.8094
20 bbl 3,179.7459
25 bbl 3,974.6824
30 bbl 4,769.6188
40 bbl 6,359.4918
50 bbl 7,949.3647
75 bbl 11,924.047
100 bbl 15,898.729
250 bbl 39,746.824
500 bbl 79,493.647
1,000 bbl 158,987.29

How the conversion works

The relationship is L = bbl × 158.9872949. 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 liters are in one oil barrel?
One oil barrel equals 158.9873 liters. L = bbl × 158.9872949.
How do you convert oil barrels to liters?
Use L = bbl × 158.9872949. So 10 bbl is 1,589.8729 L.
How many oil barrels are in one liter?
One liter equals 0.0062898 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