How much is in a barrel of oil?

[zulu9812]

People talk about barrels of oil, but what volume of oil constitutes a barrel - or is the whole thing just a metaphysical construct?

 

[Bozo Erectus]

or is the whole thing just a metaphysical construct?

Voodoo economics?

 

[Scuffer]

159 litres. Although of course no one transports it this way.

And I was expecting this to be about the number of dead Iraqis per barrel .

 

[thestonesfan]

159 liters of pure evil.

 

[thestonesfan]

I'd rather have a barrel full of monkies, myself.

 

[The Last Conformist]

I must admit I too thought this would be about blood-for-oil.

Barrels are a stupid unit, anyway. Let's convert to cubic meters.

 

[thestonesfan]

The unit should be "milkjugs". It would lower our dependency.

 

[mrtn]

...Barrels are a stupid unit, anyway. Let's convert to cubic meters.

But then prizes would sky-rocket.

 

[The Last Conformist]

But then prizes would sky-rocket.

Which might convince 'em Merkins to drive less, thus saving the climate.

 

[mrtn]

Which might convince 'em Merkins to drive less, thus saving the climate.

Yey, I'm all for Merkin-convincing!

 

[WillJ]

I always wondered whether or not the reported price for a barrel of oil took into account the price of a barrel.

 

[HamaticBabylon]

Voodoo economics?

There could be a Voodoo doll with Shell name on it...

 

[ainwood]

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