Convert US barrels per second to US barrels per minute
Convert US barrels per second (bbl/s) to US barrels per minute (bbl/min) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
bbl/min = bbl/s × 60
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| US barrels per second (bbl/s) | US barrels per minute (bbl/min) |
|---|---|
| 1 bbl/s | 60 bbl/min |
| 2 bbl/s | 120 bbl/min |
| 5 bbl/s | 300 bbl/min |
| 10 bbl/s | 600 bbl/min |
| 25 bbl/s | 1500 bbl/min |
| 50 bbl/s | 3000 bbl/min |
| 100 bbl/s | 6000 bbl/min |