Barrels of oil equivalent (BOE)
The barrel of oil equivalent is the energy in a barrel of crude oil, defined by the US IRS as 5.8 MMBtu (about 6.12 GJ or 1,700 kWh).
Convert barrels of oil equivalent to any energy unit
1 barrel of oil equivalent = 6,117,863,200 joules
Quick facts
- Unit
- Barrel of oil equivalent (plural: barrels of oil equivalent)
- Symbol
- BOE
- Measures
- Energy / Work / Heat
- System
- Fuel & explosive equivalents
- Equals
- 6,117,863,200 joules
- Definition
- 5.8 million BTU (about 6.118 GJ).
1 barrel of oil equivalent in other units
| Joules | 6,117,863,200 J |
| Kilocalories | 1,462,204.398 kcal |
| Kilowatt-hours | 1,699.406444 kWh |
| British thermal units | 5,798,615.481 BTU |
| Calories | 1,462,204,398 cal |
| Kilojoules | 6,117,863.2 kJ |
| Calories (food) | 1,462,204.398 Cal |
| Electronvolts | 3.8184699 × 1028 eV |
What is a barrel of oil equivalent?
The barrel of oil equivalent is the energy in a barrel of crude oil, defined by the US IRS as 5.8 MMBtu (about 6.12 GJ or 1,700 kWh). Oil companies use it to combine oil and gas production figures.
Where the barrel of oil equivalent sits among energy units
The barrel of oil equivalent is number 75 of 99 on our scale of energy units, ordered from smallest to largest.
Barrels of oil equivalent in real life
One barrel of oil equivalent is about the energy of 6.1 lightning bolts, or about the energy of 1.5 tons of TNT, or about the energy of 179 liters of gasoline, or about 16% of the energy in a US household's yearly electricity.
Top barrel of oil equivalent conversions
- Barrels of oil equivalent to joules
- Barrels of oil equivalent to kilocalories
- Barrels of oil equivalent to kilowatt-hours
- Barrels of oil equivalent to British thermal units
- Barrels of oil equivalent to calories
- Barrels of oil equivalent to kilojoules
- Barrels of oil equivalent to Calories (food)
- Barrels of oil equivalent to electronvolts
- Barrels of oil equivalent to watt-hours
- Barrels of oil equivalent to foot-pounds
- Barrels of oil equivalent to megajoules
- Barrels of oil equivalent to therms
Common amounts of barrels of oil equivalent
Convert barrels of oil equivalent to all 98 other units
Metric (SI)
Electrical
Calories
- BOE to kcal
- BOE to cal
- BOE to Cal
- BOE to cal_IT
- BOE to Gcal
- BOE to Mcal
- BOE to cal₁₅
- BOE to th
- BOE to cal₂₀
- BOE to cal_mean
BTU & therms
- BOE to BTU
- BOE to thm
- BOE to MMBtu
- BOE to MBtu
- BOE to Dth
- BOE to quad
- BOE to thm (EC)
- BOE to BTU_th
- BOE to BTU₅₉
- BOE to CHU
- BOE to Q
- BOE to BTU₃₉
- BOE to BTU₆₀
- BOE to BTU_mean
Mechanical
- BOE to ft⋅lbf
- BOE to erg
- BOE to in⋅lbf
- BOE to hp⋅h
- BOE to L⋅atm
- BOE to kgf⋅m
- BOE to ft⋅pdl
- BOE to in⋅ozf
- BOE to PS⋅h
- BOE to cm³⋅atm
- BOE to ft³⋅atm
- BOE to ft³⋅psi
Atomic & physics
- BOE to eV
- BOE to MeV
- BOE to GeV
- BOE to keV
- BOE to TeV
- BOE to Eh
- BOE to kJ/mol
- BOE to kcal/mol
- BOE to meV
- BOE to cm⁻¹
- BOE to EP
- BOE to PeV
- BOE to Ry
- BOE to EeV
- BOE to K·k_B
- BOE to foe
- BOE to h·Hz
Fuel & explosive equivalents
- BOE to t TNT
- BOE to toe
- BOE to kt
- BOE to Mt
- BOE to cubic foot of natural gas
- BOE to GGE
- BOE to Mtoe
- BOE to cubic meter of natural gas
- BOE to tce
- BOE to ktoe
- BOE to liter of gasoline
- BOE to Gt
- BOE to g TNT
- BOE to kg TNT
- BOE to MMBOE
- BOE to kBOE
- BOE to DGE
Everyday comparisons
Convert to barrels of oil equivalent
- Joules to barrels of oil equivalent
- Kilocalories to barrels of oil equivalent
- Kilowatt-hours to barrels of oil equivalent
- British thermal units to barrels of oil equivalent
- Calories to barrels of oil equivalent
- Kilojoules to barrels of oil equivalent
- Calories (food) to barrels of oil equivalent
- Electronvolts to barrels of oil equivalent
- Watt-hours to barrels of oil equivalent
- Foot-pounds to barrels of oil equivalent
- Megajoules to barrels of oil equivalent
- Therms to barrels of oil equivalent
Frequently asked questions
What is a barrel of oil equivalent?
The barrel of oil equivalent is the energy in a barrel of crude oil, defined by the US IRS as 5.8 MMBtu (about 6.12 GJ or 1,700 kWh).
How is the barrel of oil equivalent defined?
5.8 million BTU (about 6.118 GJ).
How many joules are in a barrel of oil equivalent?
One barrel of oil equivalent equals 6,117,863,200 joules.
How many kilocalories are in a barrel of oil equivalent?
One barrel of oil equivalent equals 1,462,204.398 kilocalories.
How many kilowatt-hours are in a barrel of oil equivalent?
One barrel of oil equivalent equals 1,699.406444 kilowatt-hours.