No, crude oil is transported into the US via pipelines or by massive oil tankers also known as "supertankers."
Assuming 1 metric ton of crude oil ~ 7.33 barrels them 20 metric tons of crude oil ~ 20 x 7.33 barrels =146.60 barrels of crude oil
About 5 million barrels of crude oil daily.
Crude oil is transported primarily by two methods: pipelines and tankers.
One ton of crude oil equals 7.3 barrels.
in barrels
The US produces about 5 million barrels of crude oil per day.
Seven barrels
In 2009, the US exported 15,985,000 barrels of crude oil.
There is 42 gallons of crude oil in a barrel. This oil is refined into several different products including gasoline, diese fuel, jet fuel, etc. Each 42-gallon barrel produces approximately 44.2 gallons of refined products. The approximately 5% increased represents a "processing gain." With that said, 52,000 gallons of diesel fuel would be produced from approximately 49,412 gallons of crude oil. The formula is: 42 gal crude oil yields 44.2 gal refined fuels 49412 gal crude oil yields 52000 gal diesel fuel crude oil * 1.05 = refined fuels where crude oil is X, X * 1.05 = 52000 X = 52000 / 1.05 X = 49412 gals of crude oil
There are 42 US gallons of crude oil in one barrel.
In 1996, the US imported about 2,747,839,000 barrels of crude oil.
There are 317,974,590 liters in 2 million barrels of crude oil.