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
And there is Saddam, who U.S. officials fear could disrupt oil supplies by 2.6 million bbl. a day anytime he feels slighted.
From Time Magazine Archive
The resulting drop in demand pushed oil to a measly $10 per bbl., forcing member states such as Saudi Arabia to curtail their generous government spending and confront popular unrest.
From Time Magazine Archive
One cubic yard of this rubble concrete required 0.8 to 0.9 bbl. of cement.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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