Convert US barrels per day to Kilolitres per minute
Convert US barrels per day (bbl/d) to Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kL/min = bbl/d × 0.0001104078437
About US barrels per day
The US barrel per day (bbl/d or bpd) equals 0.158987294928/86400 ≈ 1.840×10⁻⁶ m³/s, the universal unit for crude-oil production, refinery capacity, and petroleum-product supply/demand reporting. Saudi Arabia produces ≈9-10 million bbl/d; global demand is ≈99-102 million bbl/d. All oil-market pricing, OPEC quotas, and EIA reports use bbl/d. 1 bbl/d ≈ 1.840×10⁻⁶ m³/s ≈ 0.15899 m³/d.
About Kilolitres per minute
The kilolitre per minute (kL/min) equals 1/60 m³/s ≈ 0.016667 m³/s, used in Australian water-utility engineering for pump and pipeline sizing. Irrigation district delivery schedules and water-authority trunk-main flow records in Australia and New Zealand frequently use kL/min as an intermediate unit between L/s and ML/d. 1 kL/min = 1 000 L/min ≈ 264.2 US gal/min.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per day (bbl/d) | Kilolitres per minute (kL/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/d | 0.000110408 kL/min |
| 2 bbl/d | 0.000220816 kL/min |
| 5 bbl/d | 0.000552039 kL/min |
| 10 bbl/d | 0.00110408 kL/min |
| 25 bbl/d | 0.0027602 kL/min |
| 50 bbl/d | 0.00552039 kL/min |
| 100 bbl/d | 0.0110408 kL/min |