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Units of Measurement

    
Gas

Mcf thousand cubic feet
Mcfd thousand cubic feet per day
MMcf million cubic feet
MMBtu million British thermal units
Bcf billion cubic feet
Tcf trillion cubic feet
cubic meter 35.3 cubic feet

Oil

Bbls barrels
Bpd barrels per day
Mbbls thousand barrels
MBpd thousand barrels per day
MMBbls million barrels
MMBpd million barrels per day

Equivalent

Bcfe billion cubic feet of gas equivalent
Boe barrel of oil equivalent
Six Mcf of gas is the energy equivalent
of one barrel of oil.

Electricity

kW kilowatt (1,000 watts)
MW megawatt (1 million watts)
GW gigawatt (1 billion watts)
TW terawatt (1 trillion watts)
kWh kilowatt hour (1,000 watt hours)
MWh megawatt hour (1 million watt hours)
GWh gigawatt hour (1 billion watt hours)
TWh terawatt hour (1 trillion watt hours)

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