Your ship departed Venezuela for New York, loaded with 10,000 barrels of crude oil, whose average cargo temperature was 30°C (86°F). API is 25°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .00045. If this cargo is heated to 100°F prior to discharge, how many barrels will you offload?

Correct Answer: Option B — 10,063

Temperature differential is $100^\circ\text{F} - 86^\circ\text{F} = 14^\circ\text{F}$. Expansion equals $10,000 \times 0.00045 \times 14 = 63$ barrels. Adding this expansion to the initial volume yields $10,063$ barrels at discharge, adhering to standard marine petroleum measurement and ASTM volume correction formulas.