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The tonne of oil equivalent is a unit of energy defined as the amount of energy released by burning one tonne of crude oil. It is approximately 42 gigajoules or 11.630 megawatt-hours, although as different crude oils have different calorific values, the exact value is defined by convention; several slightly different definitions exist. The toe is sometimes used for large amounts of energy.
Multiples of the toe are used, in particular the megatoe and the gigatoe. A smaller unit of kilogram of oil equivalent is also sometimes used denoting 1/1000 toe.
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