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To Convert Crude Oil* From Tonnes (metric) Kilolitres Barrels US Gallons Barrels/day 1 0.8581 0.1364 0.00325 1.165 1 0.159 0.0038 tonnes (metric) kilolitres barrels Multiply by 7.33 6.2898 1 0.0238 307.86 264.17 42 1 US gallons tonnes/ year

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*Based on worldwide average gravity. From Products LPG Gasoline Kerosene Gas oil / diesel Fuel oil To Convert Natural Gas & LNG From 1 billion cubic metres NG 1 million tonnes oil equivalent 1 million tonnes LNG 1 trillion British thermal units 1 million barrels oil equivalent billion cubic metres NG 1 billion cubic feet NG 35.3 1 39.2 48.7 0.98 5.61 million tonnes oil equivalent 0.90 0.026 1 1.23 0.025 0.14 million tonnes trillion British LNG thermal units Multiply by 0.73 0.021 0.805 1 0.02 0.12 36 1.03 40.4 52.0 1 5.8 million barrels oil equivalent 6.29 0.18 7.33 8.68 0.17 1 barrels to tonnes 0.086 0.118 0.128 0.133 0.149 tonnes to barrels 11.6 8.5 7.8 7.5 6.7 kilolitres to tonnes Multiply by 0.542 0.740 0.806 0.839 0.939 1.844 1.351 1.240 1.192 1.065 tonnes to kilolitres

1 billion cubic feet NG 0.028 1.111 1.38 0.028 0.16

Units of Measure
1 metric tonne = 2204.62 lb. = 1.1023 short tons 1 kilolitre = 6.2898 barrels 1 kilolitre = 1 cubic metre 1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 4.187 kJ = 3.968 Btu 1 kilojoule (kJ) = 0.239 kcal = 0.948 Btu 1 British thermal unit (Btu) = 0.252 kcal = 1.055 kJ 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) = 860 kcal = 3600 kJ = 3412 Btu

Calorific equivalents
One tonne of oil equivalent equals approximately: Heat units 10 million kilocalories 42 gigajoules 40 million Btu Solid fuels

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1.5 tonnes of hard coal 3 tonnes of lignite Gaseous fuels See natural gas and LNG table Electricity 12 megawatt-hours One million tonnes of oil produces about 4500 gigawatt-hours (=4.5 terawatt hours) of electricity in a modern power station. Tonnes = metric tons

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