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title: "Oil barrels to Liters — bbl to L converter"
description: "1 oil barrel = 158.9873 liters. Convert oil barrels to liters with a full conversion table, the exact formula, and a calculator for any value."
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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.

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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/)