Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada
Units and measures
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Approximate product weights (one cubic metre)
LPG's (liquefied petroleum gases)
Still gas
Aviation gasoline
Motor gasoline
Aviation turbo fuel
Kerosene
Diesel
Light fuel oil
Heavy fuel oil
Asphalt
Petroleum coke
Lubricating oils and greases
507.5 kg
468.7 kg
704.4 kg
745.2 kg
807.4 kg
807.4 kg
839.5 kg
839.5 kg
992.8 kg
999.7 kg
1,199.3 kg
938.9 kg
Units and measures
Units of measure
kilo = 103 mega = 106 giga = 109 tera = 1012 peta = 1015
Definitions (factors are rounded)
Tonne
= metric tonne
= 1,000 kg
= 1.102 short ton
= 2,204.620 pounds
= 0.984 long ton
M3
= cubic metre
= 1,000 litres
= 220.1 imperial gallons
= 6.29 barrels
= 35.31 cubic feet
= 264.17 U.S. gallons
Litre
= 0.220 gallon
= 0.264 U.S. gallon
Gallon
= Canadian or imperial gallon
= 4.546 litres
Cubic foot
= 0.028 m3
Cubic yard
= 0.765 m3
Pound
= 0.454 kg
Barrel
= Canadian barrel = 0.159 m3
= 34.972 gallons = 42 U.S. gallons
1,000 joules
= 0.948 BTU (British Thermal Unit)
= 239 calories
BTU
= 1,054.615 joules
= 252 calories
KJ = kilojoule; MJ = megajoule; GJ = gigajoule; TJ = terajoule; PJ = petajoule.
Example:
1 terajoule (TJ) = 161.48 barrels of crude oil
1 barrel of crude oil = 6.193 gigajoules (GJ)
1 petajoule approximately equals the amount of energy required to operate the Montreal subway system for one full year.
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