Metric Conversion Table
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Volumes |
barrels |
cubic meters |
0.158987 |
barrels |
U.S. gallons |
42 |
cubic feet |
cubic meters |
0.028328 |
cubic meters |
cubic feet |
35.3145 |
cubic meters |
U.S. gallons |
264.2 |
cubic meters |
barrels |
6.28994 |
cubic meters (crude oil, light) |
Gigajoules (energy content) |
38.51 * |
thousand cubic feet |
cubic meters |
28.32 |
Imperial gallons ( Canada) |
cubic meters |
0.004546 |
Imperial gallons ( Canada) |
U.S. gallons |
1.20094 |
liters |
U.S. gallons |
0.2642 |
U.S. gallons |
barrels |
0.02381 |
U.S. gallons |
cubic meters |
0.003785 |
U.S. gallons |
Imperial gallons ( Canada) |
0.83267 |
U.S. gallons |
liters |
3.78533 |
gigajoule |
Mcf (thousand cubic feet of natural gas at 1000 Btu per cubic foot) |
0.95 * |
thousand cubic feet (Mcf) |
gigajoules |
1.05 * |
gigajoule |
barrels of oil |
0.165 * |
Weights |
kilograms |
pounds |
2.205 |
pounds |
tonne |
0.00045 |
pounds |
kilograms |
0.4536 |
tonne |
pounds |
2204.62 |
* Metric Conversion Table 2
The energy units most commonly referred to in the metric system are the gigajoule and the petajoule. Combustion of a 30-litre gasoline tank expends approximately one gigajoule of energy. A petajoule is one million gigajoules.
The following conversion table is provided for the convenience of people who may be more familiar with the Imperial/American/English System.
Approximate Conversion Factor
| cubic metre of oil (m3) |
= |
6.3 barrels |
| cubic metre of natural gas (m3) |
= |
35.3 cubic feet (cf) |
| gigajoule (GJ) |
= |
0.95 thousand cubic feet of natural gas at 1000 Btu per cubic foot |
| |
= |
0.165 barrels of oil |
| |
= |
0.28 megawatt hours of electricity |
| gigajoule (GJ) |
= |
109 joules |
| petajoule (PJ) |
= |
1015 joules |
| gigawatt hour (GW.h) |
= |
106 kilowatt hour (kW.h) |
| terawatt hour (TW.h) |
= |
109 kilowatt hour (kW.h) |
For additional information on Conversion Factors, please see the following NEB document [PDF: 101 KB]:
Glossary
m ³ |
cubic meters |
10 ³ m ³ |
thousand cubic meters |
Mcf |
thousand cubic feet (of gas) |
MMcf |
million cubic feet |
Bcf |
billion cubic feet |
Bcfe |
billion cubic feet of gas equivalent |
Tcf |
trillion cubic feet |
Boe |
barrel of oil equivalent |
Mboe |
thousand barrels of oil equivalent |
MMboe |
million barrels of oil equivalent |
Mbbls |
thousand barrels |
MMbbls |
million barrels |
NGLs |
Natural gas liquids One barrel of oil is the energy equivalent of six Mcf of natural gas. |
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