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How to Convert Barrels to Cubic Meters

Barrels, abbreviated bbl, brl or bl, and cubic meters, abbreviated m^3, measure volume. Cubic meters are a standard unit in the metric system while barrels are a commercial unit of volume. If you have a measurement in barrels, but want to report the volume in metric units, you would need to convert to cubic meters. Since both measure volume, you can convert straight from barrels to cubic meters.

Instructions

    • 1

      Divide the number of barrels by 6.28981077 to convert to cubic meters. For example, if you have 2,500 bbl, divide 2,500 by 6.28981077 to get 397.47 m^3.

    • 2

      Multiply the number of barrels by 0.158987295 to convert to cubic meters. In this example, verify your answer by multiplying 2,500 by 0.158987295 to get 397.47 bbl.

    • 3

      Check your answer with an online barrels-to-cubic meters converter. Enter the number of barrels and the site displays the number of cubic meters.

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