Convert Barrels (bbl) into other units of volume e.g. m³, cm³, mm³, cup, fl oz, ft³, gal, in³, L, fl oz, pt, Tsp

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Common
Cubic Centimetres
(cm³)
Common
Cubic Feet
(ft³)
Common
Cubic Inches
(in³)
Common
Cubic Metres
(m³)
Common
Cubic Millimetres
(mm³)
Common
Cups
(cup)
Common
Imperial Fluid Ounces
(fl oz)
Common
Imperial Gallons
(gal)
Common
Litres
(L)
Common
Pints (Imperial)
(pt)
Common
Teaspoons
(Tsp)
Common
US Fluid Ounce
(fl oz)
Acre Feet
(ac⋅ft)
Board Feet
(FBM)
Bushels
(bsh)
Cubic Yards
(yd³)
Gills
(gi)
Pecks
(pk)
Pints (US Dry)
(dry pt)
Pints (US Liquid)
(pt)
Quarts (US Dry)
(qt)
Quarts (US Liquid)
(qt)
Register Tons
(GRT)
Steres
(st)
Tablespoons
(Tbsp)
US Dry Gallons
(dry gal)
US Gills
(gi)
US Liquid Gallons
(gal)

Unit Information

Barrel
/ˈbar(ə)l/
Symbol: bbl
Unit System: US Customary

What is the Barrel?

The barrel is a unit of volume used in the oil industry with the symbol bbl.

Oil is more commonly expressed in terms of cubic metres (m³) but in the US and in the economic world (mainly because such a large percentage of the world's oil is shipped to the US) as barrels.

The measurement of the barrel originated in the US at the first oil well in Pennsylvania. There were so many variants of barrel size (including those used for wine and other goods) that the distrust became so prevalent a central and standard barrel size was created. This was finally established in 1872 as 42 US gallons.