2015-3-91CONVERSIONSPrefixUnitKilo103Mega106Giga109Tera1012Peta1015MetricImperial1kilogram2.204pounds1tonne1.10231USshortton(2000lbs)1tonne0.98421UKlongton(2240pounds)1kilolitre6.28981barrels(bbls)1barrel(ofoil,bbl)158.987litres42USgallons0.1364tonnes1cubicmetre(1kilolitre)35.3147cubicfeet1kilojoule0.94781BritishThermalUnits(Btus)1calorie4.186joulesOther1cubicmetre35.3147cubicfeetTable2PetroleumandcoalMassorvolumegasEnergy&other1cubicmetreofgas38megajoulesasmethane44megajoulesasW.A.NWSLNG1billioncubicmetresofnaturalgas730000tonnesofLNG1TrillionCubicFeet(TCF)Approx.1000petajoules20milliontonnes1tonneofgas1333cubicmetres1terajoule26300cubicmetresofgas0.929millioncubicfeetofnaturalgas17.63tonnesofLNG1MCF(eg.perday)(millionscubicfeet)ofgas(also1MMSFD=1millioncubicfeetperday)28317cubicmetres19.39tonneofLNG1057Gigajoules1.1Terajoules1tonneofLNG1460cubicmetres(at20ºC)(or1333at0ºC)54.5Gigajoules9.5bblofArabcrudeoilbyenergyequivalence51.7MMBTUs1tonneofcrudeoil7.33bbls42.1gigajoules1MMBTU1.055Gigajoules3.6gigajoule1MWh1petajoule(1terajoule)ca.20000tonnes(20tonnes)gas2015-3-921terajouleofgasperdayca.7200tonnesperyear.1milliontonnesofLNGperyear1.333billioncubicmetresperyear3.65millioncubicmetresofnaturalgasperday100MWpowerstation(33%efficiency)ca.25terajoulesperday(10Gigajoules/1MWh)Coalca.20GigajoulespertonneCondensateca.32MegajoulesperLitreCrudeoilca.37MegajoulesperLitreLNGca25MegajoulesperLitreNaturalgasca.38MegajoulesperCubicMetreAverageEnergyConversionFactorsU.S.CustomaryUnitMetricEquivalentCrudeoil1barrel0.1364metrictons5.75gigajoulesCoal1shortton0.9072metrictonsNaturalgas1cubicfoot0.0283cubicmetersNaturalgasplantliquids1barrel0.0862metrictonsBtu/joule1Btu1055.1joulesPetroleumproductsMotorgasoline1barrel0.1172metrictonsDistillatefueloil1barrel0.1340metrictonsResidualfueloil1barrel0.1502metrictonscubicmetrecubicfootgasmillionBtuthermgigajoulekilowatthourcubicmetreofLNGtonofLNG1cubicmetergas135.30.0360.360.03810.540.001710.0007251cubicfootgas0.028310.001020.01020.001080.2990.000050.000021-millionBtu27.89811101.054292.70.0480.01921therm2.7898.10.110.10544829.270.00480.001921gigajoule26.39300.959.51277.50.0450.0181kilowatthour0.09493.30.0034150.034180.003610.0001620.0000651cubicmeterLNG5842063121.04210.422.196,17310.4051tonLNG1,379486905252054.8152222.4711barrelArabianLt.0.15253505.4654.65.7515970.2590.1051tonArabianLt.1.111392184040042.2117081.90.769-----------------------------------------------------------------2015-3-93ToConvertFromToMultiplyByMCFCubicmeters(m³)28.174CubicmetersCubicfeet35.494BBLS(U.S.42gallons)Cubicmeters(m³)0.159Cubicmeters(m³)BBLS6.290FeetMeters0.305MetersFeet3.281MilesKilometers1.609KilometersMiles0.621AcresHectares0.405HectaresAcres2.4711milliontonesLNG=~2.2millioncubicmeterLNG1milliontonesperyear(tpy)LNG=~140millionstandardcubicperday(MMscfd)gas100MMscfdgas~730,000tpyLNG~2,100tpdLNG1millioncubicmeterLNG=6.29millionbblLNG=~460,000tonnesLNG1cubicmeterLNG~600cubicmetergas~21200cubicfootgas=~1standardcubicfoot(scf)=0.0268normalcubicmeter(Nm3)1standardcubicmeter(scm)=1.057normalcubicmetter(Nm3)1kmolegas=22.41Nm3@101.325kPa(A)and0oC1lb-molegas=379.49scf@14.696psiaand60oFPriceConversionsforNaturalGasUS$1.00/MMBTUisequalto:forotherfuelsexpressedinR$multiplybytoobtainmultiplybytoobtain5.46US$/barrelofoilExchangeratex37.30US$/milm³naturalgas40.22US$/ton.fueloilExchangeRatex1.06US$/milft³naturalgas51.32US$/ton.LNGExchangeRatex0.10US$/therm46.63US$/ton.PLGExchangeRatex3.97US$/cal42.66US$/ton.dieselExchangeRatex3.42US$/mwh13.10US$/ton.firewoodExchangeRatex0.95US$/Gjoule26.98US$/ton.charcoalExchangeRateinR$millionBTU'000cubicmetersnaturalgasTonLNGTonPLGTonfueloil'000cubicmetersnaturalgas37.301.000.730.800.93tonLNG51.321.381.001.101.28tonPLG46.631.250.911.001.16tondiesel42.661.140.830.911.06tonfueloil40.221.080.780.861.00toncharcoal26.980.720.530.580.67nationalcoal(4,500kcal/Kg)17.860.480.350.380.44tonfirewood13.100.350.260.280.33barrelpetroleum5.460.150.110.120.14naturalgas:1cubicmeter=9,400Kcal(20ºand1atm)1millionBTU(1MMBTU)=26.8cubicmeters(m³)naturalgas.