This document provides conversion factors and density ranges for various petroleum products for the year 2011. It includes conversion between litres and tonnes, density ranges in kg/m3, and barrels per tonne for products like gasoline, diesel, fuel oils and more. It also includes estimated average calorific values in GJ per tonne for crude and refined products. Additional tables provide conversions between API gravity and density/volume, energy units like therm and kilowatt hours, and pressure units.
This document provides conversion factors and density ranges for various petroleum products for the year 2011. It includes conversion between litres and tonnes, density ranges in kg/m3, and barrels per tonne for products like gasoline, diesel, fuel oils and more. It also includes estimated average calorific values in GJ per tonne for crude and refined products. Additional tables provide conversions between API gravity and density/volume, energy units like therm and kilowatt hours, and pressure units.
This document provides conversion factors and density ranges for various petroleum products for the year 2011. It includes conversion between litres and tonnes, density ranges in kg/m3, and barrels per tonne for products like gasoline, diesel, fuel oils and more. It also includes estimated average calorific values in GJ per tonne for crude and refined products. Additional tables provide conversions between API gravity and density/volume, energy units like therm and kilowatt hours, and pressure units.
This document provides conversion factors and density ranges for various petroleum products for the year 2011. It includes conversion between litres and tonnes, density ranges in kg/m3, and barrels per tonne for products like gasoline, diesel, fuel oils and more. It also includes estimated average calorific values in GJ per tonne for crude and refined products. Additional tables provide conversions between API gravity and density/volume, energy units like therm and kilowatt hours, and pressure units.
Petroleum Average Conversion Factors Density Ranges
YEAR 2011 Note: The below conversion factors, which for refined products have been compiled by DECC using data from UK Petroleum Industry Association companies, apply to the year 2011, and are only approximate for other years.
Litres/tonne Density Barrels*
kg/m3/15C per tonne Ethane 2,730 Butane 1,736 Crude Oil 800 - 970 7.9 - 6.5 Naphtha (Light distillate feedstock) 1,464 Aviation gasolines 700 - 780 9.0 - 8.1 Motor gasolines 710 - 790 8.9 - 8.0 Aviation gasoline 1,411 Kerosines 780 - 840 8.1 - 7.5 Aviation Turbine Fuel 1,252 Gas oils 820 - 900 7.7 - 7.0 Diesel oils 800 - 860 7.9 - 7.3 Motor Spirit: All grades 1,362 Lubricating oils 850 - 950 7.4 - 6.6 Motor Spirit: Unleaded Super 1,355 Fuels oils 900 - 1000 7.0 - 6.3 Motor Spirit: Premium 1,363 Asphaltic bitumens 1000 - 1100 6.3 - 5.8 Industrial Spirit 1,247 * Approximate Volume White Spirit 1,275 Middle Distillate Feedstock 1,116 Liquefied Methane (LNG) Automotive Diesel (Derv): 0.005% sulphur and below 1,194 1 ton of liquid methane 16 barrels 50,000 cubic feet Gas Oil 1,168 = 1,400m3 of natural gas, Marine Diesel Oil (relates to gas oil) 1,168 depending on methane content Fuel Oil All grades 1,015 Light: 1% sulphur and below 1,063 Medium: 1% sulphur and below 100 million cubic feet of 360million therms/annum 1,024 natural gas per day = 700,000 tons/annum Heavy: 1% sulphur and below 1,011
Marine Bunker Fuel will have a density of around 0.9577 and a conversion factor of around 1044.
Estimated average gross calorific values: GJ per tonne (gross) 2011
Crude oil (Weighted averages) 45.7
Aviation turbine fuel 46.2 Motor spirit 47.1 Burning oil 46.4 Gas/diesel oil 45.4 DERV 45.7 Fuel oil 43.3 Power station oil 43.3
Source: DECC Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2012, Annex A
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