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Approximate conversion factors

To
Crude Oil*
tonnes (metric) kilolitres barrels US gallons tonnes/year

From ------------------- Multiply by --------------------

Tonnes (metric) 1 1.165 7.33 307.86 -

0.8581 1 6.2898 264.17 -

Kilolitres

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Barrels 0.1364 0.159 1 42 -

US gallons 0.00325 0.0038 0.0238 1 -

Barrels/day - - - - 49.8

*Based on the worldwide average gravity.

To Convert
Products
barrels to tonnes tonnes to barrels kilolitres to tonnes tonnes to kilolitres

------------------- Multiply by --------------------

LPG 0.086 11.6 0.542 1.844

Gasoline 0.118 8.5 0.740 1.351

Kierosene 0.128 7.8 0.806 1.240

Gas oli/diesel 0.133 7.5 0.839 1.192

Fuel oil 0.149 6.7 0.939 1.065

To Convert
Natural gas
billion million
and LNG billion cubic million tonnes trillion British million barrels
cubic feet tonnes
metres NG oil equivalent thermal units oil equivalent
NG LNG

From ------------------- Multiply by --------------------

1 billion cubic
1 35.3 0.90 0.74 35.7 6.60
metres NG

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1 billion cubic 0.028 1 0.025 0.021 1.01 0.19

feet NG

1 million tonnes
1.11 39.2 1 0.82 39.7 7.33
oil equivalent

1 million tonnes
1.36 48.0 1.22 1 48.6 8.97
LNG

1 trillion British
0.028 0.99 0.025 0.021 1 0.18
thermal units

1 million barrels
0.15 5.35 0.14 0.11 5.41 1
oil equivalent

Units

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 :

10 million kilocarlories 42 gigajoules

Heat units
40 million Btu

Solid fuels 1.5 tonnes of hard coal 3 tonnes of lignite

Gaseous fuels See natural gas and LNG table

Electricity 12 mega watt-hours

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One million tonnes of oil produces about 4400 gigawatt-hours

(=4.4 terawatt hours) of electricity in modern power station.

1 tonne of ethanol = .57 tonne of oil

1 tonne of biodiesel = .88 tonne of oil
1 barrel of ethanol = .57 barrel of oil
1 barrel of biodiesel = .88 barrel of oil

Other Terms

Tonnes: Metric equivalent of tons

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