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You'll need to decide which bunker oil you're converting. There are several kinds, and each has a little different density than the other. A link is provided to the maritime section of the Wikipedia article on fuel oils. There is a chart there with the different fuel oils and their densities. Grab the correct one and make your conversions from that.

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To convert gallons of oil to tons, you need to know the specific gravity or density of the oil. Once you have this information, you can use the conversion factor of 1 gallon of oil is approximately equal to 0.0076 tons (or 7.6 pounds). Multiply the number of gallons of oil by this conversion factor to get the equivalent weight in tons.

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1 gallon = 3,785 412 L; you need the density of petroleum: the number of gallons (transformed in liters) x density of petroleum (in g/cm3) = the mass of petroleum in kilograms; 1 t = 1 000 kg, etc.

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There ar two steps: 1. Find out how much 1 gallon of oil weighs in pounds. 2. Divide the result from step 1 by 2000.

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