how many gallons is a barrel of oil?

Answer 1

i promise you the answer is 42 we just did this in class on tuesday

Answer 2

1 Standard US barrel of oil is 42 gallons.

Answer 3

The standard barrel referred to when talking about "barrels of oil produced or consumerd" is 42. There are other container sizes used in the oil patches, but 42 is the most common.

Answer 4

One barrel of crude oil contains 42 gallons.

"The total volume of products made from crude oil based origins is 48.43 gallons on average - 6.43 gallons greater than the original 42 gallons of crude oil. This represents a "processing gain" due to the additional other petroleum products such as alkylates are added to the refining process to create the final products".


Product Percent of Total

Finished Motor Gasoline 51.4%
Distillate Fuel Oil 15.3%
Jet Fuel 12.6%
Still Gas 5.4%
Marketable Coke 5.0%
Residual Fuel Oil 3.3%
Liquefied Refinery Gas 2.8%
Asphalt and Road Oil 1.9%
Other Refined Products 1.5%
Lubricants 0.9%

Answer 5

There are 42 gallons of crude in a barrel, but believe it or not, that 42 gallons yields 44 gallons of product. In the refining process, 20 gallons of gas, 10 gallons of diesel fuel/heating oil, 4 gallons of jet fuel, and 10 gallons of other products (such as ink, crayons, bubble gum, deodorant, heart valves and tires).

Answer 6

There are 55 gallons in a drum and 42 gallons in a barrel. Originally there were 40 gallons to a barrel however, that was changed in the mid 19th century to give a little extra so consumers wouldn't feel "cheated".

Answer 7

Fifty five gallons is a Standard barrel for petroleum products.
A Standard barrel in the wine industry is 31.5 gallons. There is also a 43.2 gallon barrel but I do not know to which industry it applies-- maybe foodstuffs like cooking oils or organic products.

Answer 8

55

The current standard volume for barrels for chemicals and food is 55 US gallons or 208 litres

Oil has not been shipped in barrels for a long time [4] since the introduction of oil tanker ships, but the 42-US-gallon size is still used as a unit for measurement, pricing, and in tax and regulatory codes, each 42-US-gallon barrel making about 19½ gallons of gasoline

Answer 9

42 gallons

Answer 10

30