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
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
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
Although the B.T.U. yield of methanol is only half that from gasoline, the eventual mass-production cost will be less than half the cost of gasoline.
From Time Magazine Archive
Calorific value of gas, combination water, at 59° F. constant volume reduced to 32° F. and atmospheric pressure 140 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
Earnings from major U.S. shale, which accounts for two-thirds of U.S. oil output, could hit $90 billion this year, up from $37 billion in 2021, according to consultancy BTU Analytics, a FactSet Company.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 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
Some companies paid over $100/MM Btu for natural gas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
The country bought spot shipments at $15 per million Btu in July, according to Ministry of Finance data.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 18, 2011
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