2006-09-25 09:02:37 · 11 answers · asked by grypatch 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
* Oil barrel: 42 U.S. gallons (158.9873 litres[1]), or approximately 35 Imperial (UK) gallons (34.97231575 UK gallons exactly).
This is used for crude oil or other petroleum products. The measurement originated in the early Pennsylvania oil fields. Both the 42-gallon barrels (based on the old English wine measure, the tierce) and the 40-gallon (151.4 liters) whiskey barrels were used. The 40-gallon barrel was the most common size early, but companies often underfilled them with less. However, the Standard Oil Company shipped its oil in barrels that always contained exactly 42 gallons. Customers began to refuse to accept anything less and by 1866 the oil barrel was standardized at 42 gallons. Since Standard Oil painted its barrels blue, it was abbreviated "bbl" for "blue barrel". The Standard Oil monopoly was broken up into 34 different companies in 1911 and oil has not been shipped in barrels for a very long time[2], but today the "blue barrel" is still the standard unit for measurement and pricing of oil.
Since we don't know whether you want US or Imperial gallons, here are both - and the history!
2006-09-25 09:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by Owlwings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
42
2006-09-25 16:04:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
42
2006-09-25 16:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by credo quia est absurdum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A barrel of oil is 42 gallons of crude. After refining (assuming its light sweet crude) you get about 19.3 gallons of unleaded gasoline and the rest is used for other petroleum based products.
2006-09-25 16:10:49 · answer #4 · answered by Understood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be about 42 gallons per barrel.
2006-09-25 16:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's 42 gallons, not the standard drum size of 55
2006-09-25 16:10:16 · answer #6 · answered by C_Millionaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
55 gallon drum,
containing 42 gallons
2006-09-25 16:11:08 · answer #7 · answered by gun man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
42 US gallons according to Wikipedia.
2006-09-25 16:06:34 · answer #8 · answered by barrytabrah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
55 gal. drums
2006-09-25 16:06:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
55 gal i think, standard drum size
2006-09-25 16:05:34 · answer #10 · answered by TONY B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋