Liters to oil barrels

Type a value in liters to see it in oil barrels straight away, or type in the second box to convert back.

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How to use it

  1. Type the value in the liters box.
  2. Read the result in oil barrels as you type, and pick the precision you need.
  3. Swap the direction to convert back, or copy the result.

How it is calculated

bbl = L × 0.00628981077

Multiply the value in liters by 0.00628981077 to get oil barrels.

Example

To convert 25 L to oil barrels: 25 × 0.00628981077 = 0.157245 bbl.

Conversion table

Liters (L)Oil barrels (bbl)
10.00628981
20.0125796
30.0188694
50.0314491
100.0628981
200.125796
250.157245
500.314491
1000.628981
2501.57245
5003.14491
1,0006.28981

About the units

Liter
The liter is a special name for the cubic decimeter and equals exactly 0.001 cubic meters.
Oil barrel
The oil barrel equals 42 US gallons, exactly 158.987294928 liters, and is the unit crude oil is priced in.

Limits and caveats

  • Results are rounded for display and computed with the browser's floating point precision (about 15 significant digits).
  • Both unit factors are exact by their official definitions.

Questions about this tool

How many oil barrels are in one liter?

1 L = 0.00628981 bbl exactly.

How do I convert liters to oil barrels?

Use bbl = L × 0.00628981077. For example, 25 L = 0.157245 bbl.

How many liters are in one oil barrel?

1 bbl = 158.987 L.

What is the difference between a US gallon and an imperial gallon?

A US gallon is 3.785411784 liters and the imperial gallon used in the UK is 4.54609 liters, about 20% larger. Check where a figure comes from before converting, since US sources mean the US gallon.

How many milliliters are in a cup?

The US customary cup used in recipes is 236.5882365 mL and the metric cup is 250 mL. US nutrition labels round the cup to 240 mL, so the figure differs slightly between sources.