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million tonnes of oil equivalent [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
OBS

One million tons of oil equivalent is equal to 1.67 tons of coal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Pétroles bruts et dérivés
CONT

Tonne équivalent-pétrole (Tep). Unité usuelle d'énergie correspondant en quantité de chaleur à 7 700 thermies environ, et en énergie électrique à 4 500 kWh. Un multiple usuel est le méga Tep (MTep) qui vaut un million de Tep.

OBS

[...] à l'heure de la suprématie encore actuelle des hydrocarbures, on recourt à la tonne d'équivalent pétrole (tep) [comme unité de comparaison].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Petróleo bruto y derivados
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