🧊 bbl to pt — Oil Barrel to US Pint Converter

Convert volume units — liters, gallons, cups, milliliters, cubic meters, barrels and more.

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Formula 1 bbl = 335.99971 pt
UnitNameValue
0.001 bbl0.336 pt
0.01 bbl3.36 pt
0.1 bbl33.6 pt
1 bbl336 pt
5 bbl1680 pt
10 bbl3360 pt
50 bbl16800 pt
100 bbl33600 pt
1000 bbl336000 pt
Last updated: March 2026

Oil Barrel to US Pint Conversion Table

Common oil barrel values converted to us pint — factor: 1 bbl = 336 pt

Oil Barrel (bbl)US Pint (pt)Context
0.001 bbl0.336 ptSmall batch
0.01 bbl3.36 ptTest batch
0.1 bbl33.6 ptSmall drum
0.5 bbl168 ptHalf barrel
1 bbl336 ptOil barrel
5 bbl1,680 ptSmall tank
10 bbl3,360 ptSmall batch
50 bbl1.68e+04 ptTanker truck
100 bbl3.36e+04 ptSmall storage
500 bbl1.68e+05 ptPipeline batch
1,000 bbl3.36e+05 ptSmall reserve
5,000 bbl1,680,000 ptTank farm
1e+04 bbl3,360,000 ptTank farm
1e+05 bbl33,600,000 ptDay output
1,000,000 bbl336,000,000 ptSupertanker

About Oil Barrel to US Pint Conversion

Converting oil barrel to us pint comes up frequently in cooking, chemistry, medicine, and engineering. A recipe written in metric units may need to be adapted for a kitchen using us pint, or a laboratory protocol may specify volumes in oil barrel that need to be measured with equipment calibrated in us pint.

In everyday use, knowing that 5 bbl = 1680 pt and 10 bbl = 3360 pt covers most common situations. For bulk calculations, 100 bbl = 3.36e+04 pt is a useful anchor. The reverse conversion — us pint back to oil barrel — uses the factor 0.002976, so 1 pt = 0.002976 bbl.

All conversions use the internationally recognized factor of exactly 1 bbl = 336 pt. Calculations are performed in IEEE 754 double-precision floating point, giving accuracy to at least 8 significant figures — more than sufficient for any practical application.

Quick Answer

Formula: US Pint = Oil Barrel × 335.99971

Multiply any oil barrel value by 335.99971 to get us pint. One oil barrel equals 335.99971 pt.

Reverse: Oil Barrel = US Pint × 0.002976193

Worked Examples

One oil barrel
336 bbl × 335.99971 = 1.129e+05 pt
1 oil barrel = 336 US pints (42 gal × 8).
One barrel (reverse)
1 bbl × 335.99971 = 335.99971 pt
1 bbl = 336 pints.
Half barrel
0.5 bbl × 335.99971 = 167.99986 pt
0.5 bbl = 168 pints.
1000 barrels
1000 bbl × 335.99971 = 3.36e+05 pt
1,000 bbl = 336,000 pints.

Mental Math Tricks

Exact factor

1 bbl = 335.99971 pt. Memorize this for instant mental estimates.

Rounded shortcut

Use 335.9997 as a quick mental factor. Multiply your oil barrels value by this to estimate US pints.

Reverse check

To verify: multiply your result by 0.002976193 to recover the original bbl value.

Who Uses This Conversion?

Petroleum Engineer

Calculates crude oil reserves, production rates, and pipeline throughput in barrels per day.

Commodity Trader

Prices oil futures denominated in USD per barrel on NYMEX and ICE exchanges.

Refinery Operator

Tracks feedstock intake and product output in barrels per stream-day.

Government Regulator

Reports strategic petroleum reserve levels and OPEC quota compliance in millions of barrels.

Petrochemical Engineer

Converts barrel quantities to liters for reactor sizing and process design calculations.

Energy Analyst

Compares global oil demand forecasts from IEA and EIA expressed in barrels per day.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Oil Barrel and US Pint

Oil Barrel (bbl)

The US oil barrel (bbl) is defined as exactly 42 US gallons, equal to 158.987 liters. The 42-gallon standard was adopted by the Pennsylvania oil industry in 1866, based on the wine tierce barrel.

Oil barrels are the global benchmark for crude oil pricing: NYMEX WTI and ICE Brent futures are quoted in USD per barrel. OPEC quotas and national reserves are all expressed in barrels per day.

Interesting fact: No physical barrels are used to ship crude oil today. The unit is purely a pricing and accounting convention; tankers carry millions of barrels in sealed tanks.

US Pint (pt)

The US liquid pint is one-eighth of a US gallon, exactly 16 fluid ounces or 473.176 mL. Its name comes from Old French pinte. The pint has been a standard tavern measure since at least the 14th century.

Pints remain the defining unit for beer serving sizes in many countries. A US pint is 16 fl oz, while the UK pint is 568 mL. Blood banks measure donations in pints.

Interesting fact: 'A pint's a pound, the world around' is a US mnemonic. A pint of water weighs approximately one pound (actually 1.043 lb).