What is a barrel (oil) used for?

A barrel (oil) is a volume unit used in the petroleum industry to report production, pricing, and storage of crude oil and related products.

What does cc stand for and where is it used?

Cc stands for cubic centimeter, a unit equal to a cube measuring 1 cm on each side, commonly used in medical dosages, small engine displacement, and laboratory volumes.

How do I convert barrel (oil) to cc?

Multiply the volume in barrel (oil) by 158,987.294928 to get the equivalent volume in cubic centimeters (cc).

How to Convert from Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)] to Cc [cc, cm^3]

Learn to convert volumes from barrel (oil), a unit used in petroleum measurement, to cubic centimeters (cc), a precise metric volume unit used in medical and scientific fields.

Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)]

Cc [cc, cm^3]

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Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)] to Cc [cc, cm^3] Conversion Table

Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)]	Cc [cc, cm^3]

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What Is This Tool?

This unit converter allows you to translate volume measurements from barrel (oil), commonly used in the oil industry, into cubic centimeters (cc), a metric volume unit widely used in medical, automotive, and laboratory contexts.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the volume value in barrel (oil) units.
Select barrel (oil) as the source unit and cc (cubic centimeters) as the target unit.
Click convert to see the equivalent volume in cubic centimeters.

Key Features

Converts barrel (oil) volumes to cubic centimeters accurately using an established conversion rate.
Supports precise scientific and industrial volume translations.
Browser-based and easy to use for both technical and non-technical users.

Examples

2 barrel (oil) equals 317,974.589856 cc.
0.5 barrel (oil) equals 79,493.647464 cc.

Common Use Cases

Reporting crude oil production and transportation quantities in precise metric units.
Translating large petroleum volumes into measurement units used in medical injections or syringes.
Assessing engine displacement volumes in automotive engineering using cc units.
Laboratory measurements requiring conversion from industrial to laboratory-scale volumes.

Tips & Best Practices

Use this tool when needing precise conversion of large oil volumes to smaller scientific units.
Cross-check results when applying converted values to volume-sensitive calculations or dosages.
Be mindful of the context since barrel (oil) is an industrial unit and cc is for small-scale volume.

Limitations

The barrel (oil) represents a large volume, resulting in very high cc values that may not be practical for everyday volume comparisons.
The conversion does not account for environmental factors like temperature or pressure that may influence volume measurements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a barrel (oil) used for?: A barrel (oil) is a volume unit used in the petroleum industry to report production, pricing, and storage of crude oil and related products.
What does cc stand for and where is it used?: Cc stands for cubic centimeter, a unit equal to a cube measuring 1 cm on each side, commonly used in medical dosages, small engine displacement, and laboratory volumes.
How do I convert barrel (oil) to cc?: Multiply the volume in barrel (oil) by 158,987.294928 to get the equivalent volume in cubic centimeters (cc).

Key Terminology

Barrel (oil) [bbl (oil)]: A non-SI volume unit used in the petroleum sector equal to 42 US gallons or about 158.987 liters.
Cc [cc, cm^3]: A metric unit of volume representing a cube 1 centimeter per side; exactly equal to 1 milliliter.
Conversion Rate: The numerical factor used to translate a value from barrel (oil) to cc: 1 barrel (oil) equals 158,987.294928 cc.

Quick Knowledge Check

What volume does one barrel (oil) correspond to in cc?

42 cc

158987.294928 cc

1000 cc

Which industry commonly uses the barrel (oil) unit?

Pharmaceutical

Petroleum

Automotive

What is the cubic centimeter (cc) equivalent to?

A cube with 1 cm sides

A barrel of oil

42 gallons

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