bbl.
abbreviation
barrel.
bbl.
Americanabbreviation
bbls
plural
BBL
British
abbreviation
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
Since 1987, oil production in Russia has fallen from 11.8 million bbl. a day to an estimated 6.3 million in 2000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Geological Survey estimated that there could be between 3 billion and 16 billion bbl. of oil in Area 1002.
From Time Magazine Archive
This makes a total of 1.8 bbls. per 100 sq. ft., or 1 bbl. makes 55 sq. ft. of 4-in. walk.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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