Conversion factors for oil and gas measurement units

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Everyone will need it, thank you! I. Table of Average Conversion Factors between Weight and Volume of Crude Oil
Unit of measurement: Ton, Long ton, Short ton, Barrel, Kilogram per liter (Cubic meter), Gallon (Imperial), Gallon (US)
Ton: 1, 0.894, 1.102, 7.33, 1.16, 0.256, 0.308
Long ton: 1.016, 1, 1.120, 7.45, 1.18, 0.261, 0.313
Short ton: 0.907, 0.893, 1, 6.65, 1.05, 0.233, 0.279
Barrel: 0.136, 0.134, 0.150, 1, 0.159, 0.035, 0.042
Kilogram per liter (Cubic meter): 0.863, 0.849, 0.951, 6.29, 1, 0.220, 0.264
Gallon (Imperial): 3.91, 3.83, 4.29, 28.6, 4.55, 1, 1.201
Gallon (US): 3.25, 3.19, 3.58, 23.8, 3.79, 0.833, 1

II. Table of Conversion Factors between Tonnes and Barrels of Petroleum Products
Product name: Barrels/tonne, Tonnes/barrel, Tonnes/cubic meter, Cubic meter/tonne
Liquefied petroleum gas: 11.06, 0.0862, 0.542, 1.844
Gasoline and naphtha: 8.51, 0.1175, 0.739, 1.353
Kerosene: 7.78, 0.1285, 0.808, 1.237
Fractionated fuel oil, diesel: 7.25, 0.1379, 0.867, 1.153
Residual fuel oil: 6.66, 0.1502, 0.945, 1.059
Lubricating oil: 7.00, 0.1429, 0.899, 1.113
Grease: 7.35, 0.1361, 0.856, 1.169
Petroleum jelly: 7.35, 0.1361, 0.856, 1.169
Paraffin: 7.86, 0.1272, 0.800, 1.250
Asphalt: 6.11, 0.1637, 1.030, 0.971
Hard asphalt: 6.08, 0.1645, 1.035, 0.967
Crude oil: 5.50, 0.1818, 1.143, 0.874

III. Table of Conversion Factors for Heat Values of Major Energy Sources
Oil, Heat unit; Solid fuel, Natural gas, Electricity: 10^6 t, 10^12 Btu, 10^12 cal; Coal 10^6 t, Lignite 10^6 t, 10^9 m³, 10^9 ft³, 10^9 kWh
Oil: 1, 40, 10,000, 1.5, 3.0, 1.111, 39.2, 11.63
Heat unit: 10^12 Btu: 0.025, 1, 252, 0.038, 0.076, 0.028, 0.988, 0.293
10^12 cal: 0.0001, 0.004, 1, 0.00015, 0.0003, 0.00011, 0.00392, 0.0012
Solid fuel: Coal 10^6 t: 0.67, 26.46, 6666.7, 1, 2, 0.74, 26.15, 7.75
Lignite 10^6 t: 0.33, 13.23, 3333.3, 0.5, 1, 0.37, 13.07, 3.88
Natural gas: 10^9 m³: 0.90, 35.71, 9000, 1.35, 2.70, 1, 35.3, 10.47
10^9 ft³: 0.026, 1.012, 255, 0.038, 0.076, 0.028, 1, 0.296
Electricity: 10^9 kWh: 0.086, 3.41, 860, 0.129, 0.258, 0.096, 3.37, 1

IV. Table of Conversion Factors between Gallons and Kilograms of Petroleum Products
Product name: Average weight per gallon/kilogram, US system, Imperial system
Crude oil (US): 3.273, 3.323
Aircraft gasoline: 2.719, 3.364
Motor gasoline: 2.801, 3.689
Benzene: 3.335, 4.008
Heavy diesel: 3.284, 3.944
Kerosene: 3.072, 3.689
Thick lubricating oil: 3.779, 4.538
Tar: 3.575, 4.293
Liquefied petroleum gas: 2.196, 3.637
Petroleum solvent: 2.835, 3.405
Mineral oil: 3.402, 4.085

V. Table of Conversion between API Gravity and Specific Gravity of Crude Oil
At 15.6°C (60°F): API gravity, Specific gravity, Barrels/tonne, Kilocalories/gram
Type: 0, 1.076, 5.86, 9, 968; Extra-heavy crude oil: 10, 1.000, 6.30, 10, 300; 15, 0.9659, 6.53, 10, 441
Heavy crude oil: 20, 0.940, 6.75, 10, 568; 26, 0.8984, 7.02, 10, 7705
Medium crude oil: 30, 0.8762, 7.19, 10, 788; 36, 0.8448, 7.46, 10, 901
Light crude oil: 40, 0.8251, 7.64, 10, 970; 46, 0.7972, 7.91, 11, 065
50, 0.7796, 8.09, 11, 124
60, 0.7389, 8.53, 11, 253
Note: 1. Formula for converting crude oil density: API = 141.5/d – 131.5 ； 2. Empirical formula for energy conversion: Q=12400—2100d2, where d is the specific gravity and Q is in kilocalories per gram; the temperature is 15.6 degrees Celsius ； 3. Btu — British thermal unit; 1 Btu = 1055.06 J ； 4. cal — unit of heat, calorie; 1 calorie = 4.1855 J.