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To: NorseViking

When did the market move from barrels to tonnes?


2 posted on 08/21/2019 7:48:54 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
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To: Deaf Smith

It some markets it always was tonnes.


3 posted on 08/21/2019 7:52:51 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: Deaf Smith

They have used both. If a country is on the metric system they use tonnes. Countries using tonnes convert to barrels when exporting to the US.


4 posted on 08/21/2019 7:58:20 PM PDT by Cold Heart (.)
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To: Deaf Smith

Barrels, by the way, was the original when crude oil was shipped in Pennsylvania in wooden barrels.


5 posted on 08/21/2019 8:01:13 PM PDT by Cold Heart (.)
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