Definition and Energy Equivalents
The CMO is the energy released by burning a cubic mile of oil. Conversions to other units may be calculated based on the barrel of oil equivalent (BOE), an approximation of the energy released by burning one 42-US-gallon barrel of crude oil. Since one BOE is about 5.8×106 BTU and one cubic mile is about 2.62×1010 barrels:
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1 CMO ≈ 1.6×1020 joules = 160 exajoules ≈ 4.454×1013 kilowatt-hours = 44.54 petawatt-hours ≈ 1.52×1017 BTU = 152 quads ≈ 150 trillion (1012) cubic feet of natural gas ≈ 2.62×1010 BOE
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