Convert US Cup to US Oil Barrel
Convert us cups to us oil barrels instantly. 1 us cup = 0.0014880952 us oil barrel — use the live calculator, the exact formula, a conversion table and worked examples. Also check the US Oil Barrel to US Cup converter for the reverse conversion.
Units explained
US Cup
A US customary cup is one sixteenth of a US gallon (236.588 mL).
Standardized for American cooking; distinct from the 240 mL US legal cup and the 250 mL metric cup.
The standard US cooking-volume unit in recipes.
US customary cooking measure.
US Oil Barrel
The petroleum barrel is exactly 42 US gallons (158.987 L).
Set by the US petroleum industry in the 1860s and now a global oil-trade standard.
The standard unit for crude-oil pricing and production worldwide.
US oil industry, 1860s.
US Cup to US Oil Barrel conversion formula
The relationship between us cups and us oil barrels:
To convert us cups to us oil barrels, multiply the value in us cups by 0.0014880952. To reverse, multiply us oil barrels by 672.
How to use this converter
Type a value into the calculator. The result in us oil barrels updates as you type. Tap a quick value, copy the result with one click, or use the swap arrow to jump straight to the US Oil Barrel to US Cup converter for the reverse direction.
Step-by-step: convert us cups to us oil barrels
- Write down the value in us cups (cup).
- Multiply that value by the factor 0.0014880952.
- The product is the equivalent value in us oil barrels (bbl (oil)).
- To reverse, multiply the us oil barrel value by 672.
Worked examples
Example 1 — Convert 1 cup to bbl (oil):
1 × 0.0014880952 = 0.0014880952 bbl (oil)
Example 2 — Convert 100 cup to bbl (oil):
100 × 0.0014880952 = 0.1488095238 bbl (oil)
Real-world example — Macro-scale buildup
A million us cups equals exactly one us oil barrel — the conversion that bridges microscale features and macroscale objects in microfluidic, biomedical, and semiconductor packaging design.
1000000 cup × 0.0014880952 = 1488.0952380952 bbl (oil)
Real-world example — Quarter-meter measurement reference
A 250,000-us cup length equals 0.25 us oil barrels — useful for comparing supply-chain spec sheets where some lengths are quoted in the smaller unit and some in the larger.
250000 cup × 0.0014880952 = 372.0238095238 bbl (oil)
Real-world example — From microscopic to macroscopic
A million us cups equals exactly one us oil barrel. This kind of conversion appears in microfluidics, where total channel length is given in us oil barrels but feature widths are in us cups.
1000000 cup × 0.0014880952 = 1488.0952380952 bbl (oil)
US Cup to US Oil Barrel conversion table
Standard reference values for converting us cups to us oil barrels:
| US Cup [cup] | US Oil Barrel [bbl (oil)] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 1.488095e-5 |
| 0.1 | 0.0001488095 |
| 1 | 0.0014880952 |
| 2 | 0.0029761905 |
| 3 | 0.0044642857 |
| 4 | 0.005952381 |
| 5 | 0.0074404762 |
| 10 | 0.0148809524 |
| 20 | 0.0297619048 |
| 30 | 0.0446428571 |
| 40 | 0.0595238095 |
| 50 | 0.0744047619 |
| 100 | 0.1488095238 |
| 500 | 0.744047619 |
| 1000 | 1.4880952381 |
Frequently asked questions
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Sources & references
Conversion factor (1 cup = 0.0014880952 bbl (oil)) verified against the following authoritative sources:
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure 9th ed.)
Official BIPM publication defining the seven SI base units (including the meter) and the rules for their use. The global authority on units of measurement.
- NIST — Guide to the SI
US National Institute of Standards and Technology reference covering the SI base and derived units with definitions and usage rules for US technical practice.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units
Detailed NIST guide covering exact conversion factors between SI and US customary units along with formatting and rounding conventions.
- NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and pound (Federal Register 1959)
The treaty (signed by US
- International Astronomical Union — System of Astronomical Constants
The IAU defines astronomical units including the AU (149597870700 m exactly) light-year and parsec used in astronomy and astrophysics.