Convert US barrels per day to US barrels per second
Convert US barrels per day (bbl/d) to US barrels per second (bbl/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/s = bbl/d × 1.157407407e-5
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 US barrels per second
The US barrel per second (bbl/s) equals 0.158987294928 m³/s, an extremely large flow rate used only for catastrophic spill-rate estimates and very large pipeline surge calculations. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill peaked at ≈60 000 bbl/d ≈ 0.000694 bbl/s; major subsea pipeline ruptures may briefly exceed 1 bbl/s during decompression. 1 US bbl/s = 0.158987 m³/s ≈ 158.987 L/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per day (bbl/d) | US barrels per second (bbl/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/d | 1.157 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 2 bbl/d | 2.315 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 5 bbl/d | 5.787 × 10-5 bbl/s |
| 10 bbl/d | 0.000115741 bbl/s |
| 25 bbl/d | 0.000289352 bbl/s |
| 50 bbl/d | 0.000578704 bbl/s |
| 100 bbl/d | 0.00115741 bbl/s |