Bbl?

[Handsome Rob]

Can someone tell me why the word Barrel is abbreviated to bbl, not brl?

[Guest TargetShooter84]

bbl = be back later

[KahrMan]

Don't know for sure but probably has to do with barrel as a unit of measure. BBL has always been the abbreviation for an oil barrel.

From wiki: The standard oil barrel of 42 US gallons is used in the United States as a measure of crude oil and other petroleum products. The abbreviation for oil barrel is bbl. Elsewhere, oil is commonly measured in cubic metres (m3) or in tonnes (t), with tonnes more often being used by European oil companies. International companies listed on American stock exchanges tend to convert their oil production volumes to barrels for global reporting purposes, and those listed on European exchanges tend to convert their production to tonnes.

[Guest Broomhead]

It stands for bore barrel, IIRC.