Unit Conversion - Oil Industry Conversions
Unit Conversion - Oil Industry Conversions
Unit Conversion - Oil Industry Conversions
1 barrel of crude oil per day = appr. 50 tons of crude oil per year
1 ton of crude oil = 1 metric ton of crude oil
= appr. 7.3 barrels of crude oil (assuming
a specific gravity of 33 API)
= 6.6-8.0 bbl. of crude oil with 7.333 bbl.
taken as average
= 1.16 kl. of crude oil (average)
1 ton of oil equivalent = appr. 1,125 cubic meters of natural gas
LIQUEFIED METHANE
1 Ton of Liquefied = approximately 16 barrels
Methane = approximately 50,000 cubic feet
PRESSURE
1 Bar = 0.987 atmospheres
= 750.1 mm Hg
= 14.50 pound/sq inch
= 1.020 kg force/sq cm
1 kg force/sq cm = 14.22 pounds/sq inch
1 pound/sq inch = 0.070 kg force/sq inch
CALORIFIC VALUE
1 magajoule/cu m = 25.84 Btu/cu ft
1 megajoule per normal = 25.368 BTU per standard cubic feet
cubic meter (BTU/SCF)
= 2.388 x 102 kilocalorie per normal
cubic meter (kcal/Nm3)
1 kilocalorie/cu m = 0.016 Btu/cu ft
1 megajoule/kg = 429.9 Btu/pound
1 kilocalorie = 1.8 Btu/pound (exact)
1 Btu/cu ft = 37.38 kilojoules/cu m
= 9.410 kilocalories/cu m
1 Btu/pound = 2.326 kilojoules/kg
= 0.556 kilocalories/kg
ENERGY VALUES
Btu per lb:
wood: green 4,400
dry 7,310
peat, sod 6,200
lignite 9,000
coke 12,100
coal: bituminous 13,000
anthracite 14,500
oil: fuel 18,500
gas 19,500
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NATURAL GAS AND OTHER ENERGY EQUIVALENTS
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Rich Gas = natural gas having a gross calorific value of 41,868 kJ/m3.
This term is used particularly for the natural gas from the North Sea and
from Algeria.