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How many gallons are in a barrel?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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There are 42 gallons (1 U.S. gallon = 3.78 liters) in a barrel (i.e., 1 barrel of oil = 159 liters). When converting to oil to Metric Tonnes (MT), there is around 7.3 BBL per MT, and 304 Gallons per MT.

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."

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, 1 "BBL" of crude oil makes about 17 gallons of gasoline, 12 gallons of gasoil, 7 gallons of jet fuel or kerosene, while lubricants, light naphtha and asphalt makes up the rest. This ratio depends on the crude type and varies a lot.

The easy way to remember the number of gallons in a barrel of oil: There are 7 letters in gallons and 6 letters in barrel. 7X6=42 gallons.

42 US gallons.

ALL OIL PRODUCTS ARE +/- 5 PERCENT, ALSO THE BARREL!!

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For crude oil, there are 42 gallons per barrel.
There are twp barrels in common use:

  • 1 bbl(US Liq) = 31.5 gal(US Liq)
  • 1 bbl (petroleum) = 42 US gallons
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One barrel of oil produces about 19.6 gallons of gasoline.

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Each barrel contains 42 gallons of crude oil. Each barrel produces about 19.6 gallons of gasoline.

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Each 42-gallon barrel of oil produces about 19.5 gallonsof gasoline.

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42 gallons per barrel.

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42 gallons a barrel.

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42 gallons per barrel.

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42 gallons of oil in a barrel.

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