Convert US barrels per minute to US barrels per hour
Convert US barrels per minute (bbl/min) to US barrels per hour (bbl/h) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/h = bbl/min × 60
About US barrels per minute
The US barrel per minute (bbl/min) equals 0.158987294928/60 ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s, used in oil-pipeline pigging operations and tanker loading/unloading rates. A large crude-oil loading arm at a terminal can transfer 20 000 bbl/h = ≈333 bbl/min = ≈52 000 US gal/min. Pipeline operators monitor block-valve isolation in bbl/min to detect ruptures. 1 bbl/min ≈ 2.650×10⁻³ m³/s.
About US barrels per hour
The US barrel per hour (bbl/h) equals 0.158987294928/3600 ≈ 4.416×10⁻⁵ m³/s, standard in petroleum-refinery process engineering for crude-oil unit feed rates and product run-downs. Crude-distillation unit (CDU) feed is sized in bbl/h; a 100 000 bbl/d refinery processes ≈4 167 bbl/h. Process simulation software (Aspen HYSYS) uses bbl/h by default for petroleum streams. 1 bbl/h ≈ 4.416×10⁻⁵ m³/s.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per minute (bbl/min) | US barrels per hour (bbl/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/min | 60 bbl/h |
| 2 bbl/min | 120 bbl/h |
| 5 bbl/min | 300 bbl/h |
| 10 bbl/min | 600 bbl/h |
| 25 bbl/min | 1500 bbl/h |
| 50 bbl/min | 3000 bbl/h |
| 100 bbl/min | 6000 bbl/h |