what does barrels of oil equivalent per day mean 
barrels of oil equivalent per day boe d is a term that is used often in conjunction with the production or distribution of crude oil and natural gas many oil companies produce both of these commodities but the unit of measure for each is different oil is measured in barrels and natural gas is measured in cubic feet to help facilitate like for like comparisons the industry standardized natural gas production into equivalent barrels of oil one barrel of oil is generally deemed to have the same amount of energy content as 6 000 cubic feet of natural gas so this quantity of natural gas is equivalent to one barrel of oil 