Convert Barrel to Pint (bbl → pt)

Converting barrels to pints is straightforward: multiply by the conversion factor. Follow these three steps to do it by hand or in your head.

1. 1
   Take your value in barrels

   Start with the number of barrels (bbl) you want to convert.
2. 2
   Multiply by 336

   The conversion factor from bbl to pt is 336. Multiply your value by this number.
3. 3
   Read the result in pints

   The result is your value in pints (pt).

Multiply the value in barrels by 336. For the reverse direction, multiply by 0.002976.

• ✓1 oil barrel = 42 US gallons = 158.987 L exactly.
• ✓Barrel prices quoted in USD — watch currency impact on non-US economies.
• ✓Different industries (beer, dry goods) use different barrel sizes — oil barrel is a specific unit.

• ✗Using beer barrel (163.7 L) or dry barrel (115.6 L) in oil contexts.
• ✗Confusing barrel of oil with barrel of beer — different volumes.
• ✗Assuming barrels are standard worldwide — only oil industry uses the 42 gallon version globally.

What is the Barrel?

The oil barrel equals exactly 42 US gallons (158.987 liters) and is the global benchmark unit for crude oil pricing and trading. The 42-gallon size dates to the 1860s Pennsylvania oil boom, when oil was shipped in repurposed wooden barrels of various sizes; the standard settled at 42 gallons as a practical industry compromise. Today, the oil barrel is virtually synonymous with crude oil — Brent crude and WTI prices are quoted per barrel ($/bbl), OPEC tracks production in barrels per day, and proven reserves are listed in billions of barrels. Despite metrication, the barrel persists in petroleum trading and journalism worldwide. It relates to the US gallon (1 bbl = 42 US gal), the cubic meter (1 bbl ≈ 0.159 m³), and the liter (1 bbl ≈ 159 L). Note that beer and wine barrels have different volumes.

• Crude oil international pricing (Brent, WTI)
• Petroleum product reporting (OPEC, EIA)
• Energy-sector financial reporting

What is the Pint?

The pint equals exactly one half of a US quart (0.473176473 liters) in the United States and 0.568261 liters in the United Kingdom (the imperial pint, 20% larger than the US pint). The British pint is iconic in pub culture — beer and cider are served in imperial pints in UK pubs, and the imperial pint glass is a regulated measure required by law. In the United States, milk is commonly sold by the pint (often as half-quart cartons), and ice cream containers are often pints (16 fl oz US). The pint relates to the gallon (8 pt = 1 gal), the quart (2 pt = 1 qt), the cup (2 cups = 1 US pt), and the fluid ounce (16 fl oz = 1 US pt; 20 fl oz = 1 imperial pt). The discrepancy between US and UK pints reflects the older 1824 imperial reform that the United States did not adopt.

• UK draft beer (half-pint and pint glasses)
• British doorstep milk delivery
• US ice-cream and ale packaging