BBL
BBL
(OP)
The term BBL or bbl is frequently used as the unit of volume for crude oil and products. It refers to 42 U.S. gallons at standard conditions. But why bbl why not just bl? Where did that second b come from? I have been in the business 40 years and I just found out yesterday. Am I the last person to find out?
HAZOP at www.curryhydrocarbons.ca
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if you look at any unit system or any software to change unit from british to us unit, you will find bbl.
did you hare about PPM ????
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HAZOP at www.curryhydrocarbons.ca
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RE: BBL
1 Bbl = 42 USG = 158.9873 L
1 USG = 3.785412 L
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Because he ruled the transportation part of the oil business in the early days, bbl became the standard measurement.
I reviewed sources of this information in my monthly column at Hydrocarbon Processing magazine, the July 2002 issue.
Bill Crowley
Contributing Editor
HPInternet
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HAZOP at www.curryhydrocarbons.ca