bbl.
Americanabbreviation
plural
bblsabbreviation
Example Sentences
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With oil stuck above $70 per bbl. and the Doha round of trade negotiations defunct, growth was bound to slacken.
From Time • May 2, 2011
According to the latest government estimate, 12,000 to 19,000 bbl. of oil are leaking from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico each day.
From Time • Jun. 3, 2010
Geological Survey estimated that there could be between 3 billion and 16 billion bbl. of oil in Area 1002.
From Time Magazine Archive
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It required more than 1,000 permits, but last year Sakhalin Energy's Molikpaq rig produced 1.6 million tons of oil, more than 80,000 bbl. a day, during the ice-free season from June to December.
From Time Magazine Archive
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With cement at $1.60 per bbl., sand at $1 per cu. yd. and slag at $1.10 per cu. yd. the cost of materials per cubic yard of concrete was $3.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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