B.T.U.
abbreviation
British thermal unit; British thermal units.
B.T.U.
American
Or
BTU,
abbreviation
Physics.
btu
1
British
abbreviation
BTU
2
British
abbreviation
Btu
Scientific
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And with a 10,000 B.T.U. side-burner, it’s ready for anything.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012
GlassPoint said that at a full-size plant, its technology could produce steam at a cost of $3 per million B.T.U., compared with a market price of gas today of around $4 per million B.T.U.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2011
The amount of steam needed to produce a barrel of oil varies according to the age of the field, but 2 million B.T.U. per barrel is typical.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2011
The B.T.U. appealed the court order, but last week the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, in effect leaving the layoff scheme in place.
From Time Magazine Archive
Maximum calorific power of gas per cubic foot 598 B.T.U.
“High seaborne thermal coal prices will help offset the impact of this ramp up delay, but this is still likely to be an overhang on BTU shares until it is fully resolved,” they wrote.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
In afternoon trading on Monday, futures for February delivery surged 14% to $6.014 per million BTU after touching an intraday high of $6.293.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
In response to the decision, the BTU, which represents the interests of Lloyds employees, warned more banks could shut as a result of the changes.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
Companies like Conoco that do not hedge gas production are getting the benefit of strong U.S. prices, said Matt Hagerty, a senior analyst for market researcher BTU Analytics, a FactSet company.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2022
Therefore, the exact relationship of BTU to joules and other energy units depends on the temperature at which BTU is measured.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The big difference between energy savings and energy cost savings is because natural gas prices are much lower than electricity prices on a Btu basis in many parts of the country.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
And contrary to some false claims, shale gas production has actually slightly increased the heat content of U.S. gas supply, now at at 1,030 Btu per cubic foot.
From Forbes ● Jun. 2, 2015
Using the true Btu equivalent ratio would yield even lower reserve numbers.
From Forbes ● Oct. 14, 2012
Gas traded for $3.52 per million Btu on the day Dinges made those comments, 40 percent more than yesterday’s price.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 25, 2012
Natural gas futures traded at $4.405 per million Btu on Dec. 31 and as high as $13.577 on July 3, 2008.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 12, 2011
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