Oil Barrels

[bleeb]

This question is in regardes to this CNN article.

Apparently oil barrel prices are high, but my question is, how many liters or gallons are in a "Barrel"?

 

[jyates]

I believe a standard barrel of oil is 42 US gallons.

 

[TheBDB]

Originally posted by: jyates
I believe a standard barrel of oil is 42 US gallons.

correct