barrel of oil equivalent
boe standard definition1 boe = 5.8 MMBTU_IT (US/IRS convention) = 6119323945.196 J (~6.12 GJ), derived from the NIST SP 811 IT BTU. This is an ENERGY-EQUIVALENCE unit, NOT a physical 42-gallon barrel (that is the 'barrel' volume unit) and NOT the measured energy of a specific crude (rulebook C.3, D.4, D.5). boe is convention-dependent, NOT a physical constant: other conventions exist (e.g. USGS 6,000 scf gas = 1 boe; IEA ~7.15-7.40 boe/toe). Results must state '5.8 MMBTU convention'.
Definition
- Dimension
- Energy
- Symbols
- boe
- System
- convention
- Base factor
- ×6119323945.196
- Exactness
- standard definition
Fixed by a published standard or convention (toe, therm, IT cal/BTU).
Also known as
boesbarrels of oil equivalentBOE
Sources
Common conversions
for 1 boe| joule | 6,119,320,000 | J | standard definition |
| kilojoule | 6,119,320 | kJ | standard definition |
| megajoule | 6,119.32 | MJ | standard definition |
| gigajoule | 6.11932 | GJ | standard definition |
| kilowatt hour | 1,699.81 | kWh | standard definition |
| megawatt hour | 1.69981 | MWh | standard definition |
| British thermal unit | 5,800,000 | BTU | standard definition |
| million British thermal units | 5.8 | MMBTU | standard definition |
| therm (US) | 58 | therm | standard definition |
| tonne of oil equivalent | 0.146158 | toe | standard definition |