Abbreviation for 'barrel,' a unit of measurement commonly used in oil and liquid industries.
Abbreviated form of the word 'barrel,' which comes from Old French 'barel.' In petroleum and beverage industries, 'bbl' became the standard shorthand to represent 42 gallons (159 liters) in the oil industry or other volumes in different contexts.
When oil companies talk about millions of 'bbls' per day, they're using an abbreviation that has become so standardized that many people don't realize it stands for barrel—abbreviations can become words in their own right!
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