US oil barrels
A US oil barrel, also known as a petroleum barrel, is a volume unit used in the oil and gas industry to measure crude oil or liquid petroleum gas (LPG). One US oil barrel is 42 US gallons or about 159 liters.
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