Barrels of Oil Equivalent (BOE)
The barrel of oil equivalent (boe) is an energy unit representing the energy released by burning one barrel of crude oil, approximately 5.8 million British thermal units (BTU) or 6.12 gigajoules (GJ). It standardizes energy content comparisons across oil, gas, and other fuels [nist-si-guide].
Origin
The boe was introduced in the 20th century by the petroleum industry to aggregate energy from different hydrocarbon sources into a common unit. It supports energy accounting and reporting under industry standards [nist-si-guide].
Worldwide Use
The boe is used globally in the oil and gas industry for reserves reporting, production measurement, and economic analysis. Companies and regulatory agencies apply it to compare energy volumes across fuels [nist-si-guide].
Common References
- One boe equals the energy in one 42 US gallon barrel of crude oil
- Used to combine oil and natural gas reserves into a single value
- Standard unit in corporate energy resource reports
Barrels of Oil Equivalent → Joules1 BOE = 6,117,863,200 JBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Kilojoules1 BOE = 6,117,863.2 kJBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Megajoules1 BOE = 6,117.8632 MJBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Gigajoules1 BOE = 6.1179 GJBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Calories1 BOE = 1,462,204,397.7055 calBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Kilocalories1 BOE = 1,462,204.3977 kcalBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Watt Hours1 BOE = 1,699,406.4444 WhBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Kilowatt Hours1 BOE = 1,699.4064 kWhBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Megawatt Hours1 BOE = 1.6994 MWhBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Electron Volts1 BOE = 38,184,698,679,109,560,000,000,000,000 eVBarrels of Oil Equivalent → British Thermal Units1 BOE = 5,798,592.6867 BTUBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Therms1 BOE = 57.9892 thmBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Foot-Pounds1 BOE = 4,512,304,158.8178 ft⋅lbfBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Ergs1 BOE = 61,178,632,000,000,000 ergBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Watts1 BOE = 6,117,863,200 WBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Kilowatts1 BOE = 6,117,863.2 kWBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Megawatts1 BOE = 6,117.8632 MWBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Gigawatts1 BOE = 6.1179 GWBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Horsepower1 BOE = 8,204,188.2795 hpBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Metric Horsepower1 BOE = 8,317,976.2311 PSBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Foot-Pounds per Minute1 BOE = 270,737,850,157.1005 ft⋅lbf/minBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Foot-Pounds per Second1 BOE = 4,512,304,158.8178 ft⋅lbf/sBarrels of Oil Equivalent → BTU per Hour1 BOE = 20,875,020,728.7654 BTU/hBarrels of Oil Equivalent → BTU per Minute1 BOE = 347,916,220.7196 BTU/minBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Tons of Refrigeration1 BOE = 1,739,584.5661 TRBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Milliwatts1 BOE = 6,117,863,200,000 mWBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Microwatts1 BOE = 6,117,863,200,000,000 µWBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Nanowatts1 BOE = 6,117,863,200,000,000,000 nWBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Terawatts1 BOE = 0.0061 TWBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Petajoules1 BOE = 0 PJBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Exajoules1 BOE = 0 EJBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Calories (Nutritional)1 BOE = 1,462,204.3977 CalBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Tons of TNT1 BOE = 1.4622 tTNTBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Kilotons of TNT1 BOE = 0.0015 ktTNTBarrels of Oil Equivalent → Megatons of TNT1 BOE = 0 MtTNT