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[CowboyLeroy]

When I see '22" bbl' I think of a 22 inch bubble. Why is the abbreviation not brl?

 

[nhenry]

When I see '22" bbl' I think of a 22 inch bubble. Why is the abbreviation not brl?

It's what the abbreviation is for a blue barrel of crude oil. People started using it to abbreviate any barrel

 

[CowboyLeroy]

It's what the abbreviation is for a blue barrel of crude oil. People started using it to abbreviate any barrel.

I thought that was a mystery that would never be solved. Thank you sir.