Barrels
It is important to note that there are different types of barrels used for different purposes:
The US liquid barrel is defined as 31.5 US liquid gallons, which is equivalent to about 119 liters: US liquid barrel
One US dry barrel is equivalent to 115.628 liters: US dry barrel
One oil barrel equaling approximately 42 US gallons or 159 liters: US Oil barrel
A Federal US Barrel typically contains 31 gallons, which is equivalent to approximately 117.35 liters: US federal barrel
One UK barrel is equivalent to around 164 liters: UK barrel
Cubic Meters
A cubic meter is a metric unit of volume which is the equivelent space occupied by a cube with 1 meter on each of its sides.
Denoted by symbol "m³", it is a unit of measurement in the International System of Units (SI) and is generally used for larger volume measurements.