Approximate conversion
factors |
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tonnes |
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US |
tonnes/ |
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Crude oil* |
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(metric) |
kilolitres |
barrels |
gallons |
year |
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From |
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Multiply by |
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Tonnes (metric) |
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1 |
1.165 |
7.33 |
307.86 |
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Kilolitres |
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0.8581 |
1 |
6.2898 |
264.17 |
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Barrels |
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0.1364 |
0.159 |
1 |
42 |
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US gallons |
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0.00325 |
0.0038 |
0.0238 |
1 |
– |
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Barrels/day |
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49.8 |
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*Based on worldwide average gravity. |
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To convert |
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barrels |
tonnes |
kilolitres |
tonnes |
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Products |
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to tonnes |
to barrels |
to tonnes |
to kilolitres |
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LPG |
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0.086 |
11.6 |
0.542 |
1.844 |
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Gasoline |
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0.118 |
8.5 |
0.740 |
1.351 |
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Kerosene |
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0.128 |
7.8 |
0.806 |
1.24 |
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Gas oil/ diesel |
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0.133 |
7.5 |
0.839 |
1.192 |
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Residual fuel oil |
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0.149 |
6.7 |
0.939 |
1.065 |
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billion cubic |
billion cubic |
million tonnes |
million tonnes |
trillion British |
million barrels |
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Natural
gas and LNG |
metres NG |
feet NG |
oil equivalent |
LNG |
thermal units |
oil equivalent |
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From |
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Multiply by |
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1
billion cubic metres NG |
1 |
35.3 |
0.90 |
0.74 |
35.7 |
6.60 |
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1 billion cubic feet NG |
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0.028 |
1 |
0.025 |
0.021 |
1.01 |
0.19 |
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1
million tonnes oil equivalent |
1.11 |
39.2 |
1 |
0.82 |
39.7 |
7.33 |
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1 million tonnes LNG |
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1.36 |
48.0 |
1.22 |
1 |
48.6 |
8.97 |
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1
trillion British thermal units |
0.028 |
0.99 |
0.025 |
0.021 |
1 |
0.18 |
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1
million barrels oil equivalent |
0.15 |
5.35 |
0.14 |
0.11 |
5.41 |
1 |
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Units |
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1 metric tonne = 2204.62 lb. |
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= 1.1023 short tons |
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1
kilolitre = 6.2898 barrels |
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1
kilolitre = 1 cubic metre |
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1
kilocalorie (kcal) = 4.187 kJ = 3.968 Btu |
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1
kilojoule (kJ) = 0.239 kcal = 0.948 Btu |
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1
British thermal unit (Btu) = 0.252 kcal = 1.055 kJ |
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1
kilowatt-hour (kWh) = 860 kcal = 3600 kJ = 3412 Btu |
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Calorific
equivalents |
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One
tonne of oil equivalent equals approximately: |
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Heat
units |
10 million kilocalories |
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42 gigajoules |
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40 million Btu |
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Solid fuels |
1.5 tonnes of hard coal |
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3 tonnes of lignite |
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Gaseous fuels |
See Natural gas and LNG
table |
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Electricity |
12 megawatt-hours |
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One
million tonnes of oil produces about 4400 gigawatt-hours (=4.4 terawatt
hours) of electricity in a modern power station. |
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Other terms |
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Tonnes:
Metric equivalent of tons |
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