Show i I Why does the barrel equal 42 gallons In the early days of oil Pennsylvania Penn renn- sylvania crude was poured in wooden barrels barrets and carried aboard horse-driven horse wagons to the market According to Vallace Wal Wal- Wallace Wallace lace N. N N Seward measurements coordinator for the American Petroleum Institute although the original barrels could hold 55 SS gallons of crude refiners would only ty pay for 42 gallons because so much crude was spilled en 1 route Despite the fact that today oil is transported around the world In tankers barges and through pipelines and not in wooden barrels it is still measured In terms of 42 gallons to the barrel and and for that we have the early carly oil refiners to td thank es us intolerant Success makes us Intolerant of failure and failure makes us intolerant of success William Feather |