oil city, Obscure Research Blog most recent posts http://blog.obscureresearch.net/oil_city en Sat, 04 Aug 2007 11:29:09 GMT 200 Posted by BobP: (oil city) The local Oil City Newspaper, birth place of the Oil Industry, The Derrick explains the history of why the measurement of Crude Oil is the [404 Check: was link to http:/ / www. thederrick. com/ stories/ 08022007 -4014. shtml, anchor: Barrel] . "So what is a barrel A barrel contains 42 gallons, or 34.97 imperial gallons. The 42 gallons<br>Tags: <b>curde oil</b>, <b>barrels of oil</b>. Comments: 0. http://blog.obscureresearch.net/curde_oil/20070804-07299-The-answer-to-why-Curde-Oil-is-Measured-in-Barrels http://blog.obscureresearch.net/curde_oil/20070804-07299-The-answer-to-why-Curde-Oil-is-Measured-in-Barrels