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Energy unit equivalent
KJ
= kilojoule = 1 000 joules
= 0.948 213 BTU’s
MJ
= megajoule = 1 000 000 joules
GJ
= gigajoule = 1 000 000 000 joules
TJ
= terajoule = 1 000 000 000 000 joules
PJ
= petajoule = 1.0 x 1015 joules = 948 213 000 000 joules
1 terajoule
= 161.48 barrels
crude oil
1 barrel of crude oil
= 6.193 gigajoules
1 tonne oil equivalent (TOE)
= 41.9 GJ
1 tonne coal equivalent (TCE)
= 29.3 GJ
To convert BTU / Barrel of crude oil to TJ / m 3 multiply
(BTU / 1000)* 6.6367
Petroleum product weights
Approximate weights of one cubic metre of petroleum product.
Aviation gasoline
704.4 kg
Aviation turbo fuel
807.4 kg
Lubricant oils and greases
938.9 kg
Petroleum coke
1 199.3 kg
Conversion factors for volume and mass
To convert cubic metres
Gallons (Imperial)
219.969
To convert metric tonnes
To convert litres
Gallon (Imperial)
0.21997
To convert kilograms
To convert barrel (U.S.)
To convert cubic foot
To convert cubic yard
To convert gallon (Imperial)
To convert gallon (U.S.)
To convert short ton
To convert long ton
Energy product conversion factors
Petroleum (103 M3 )
Petroleum products (103 M3 )
Naphtha specialities
35.17
Petrochemical feedstocks
35.17
Natural gas liquids(103 M3 )
Other petroleum products
39.82
Electricity (GW.h)
Coal (in kilotonnes)
Canadian bituminous (in kilotonnes)
Newfoundland and Labrador
28.5
Prince Edward Island
28.5
Northwest Territories
30.4
Sub-bituminous (in kilotonnes)
18.3
Biomass (kilotonnes)
Spenting pulping liquor
14.0
Annual energy conversion factors
Crude oil (103 M3 )
Natural gas (106 M3 )
(15°C and 101.325 kPa)
IEA Conversion Factors
International Energy Agency (IEA) conversion factors for converting one
metric tonne of oil product to one ton (ton of oil equivalent).
Oil and oil products
Refinery feed stocks
1.015
Other products including heavy fuel oil
0.960
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