Your ship has loaded 20,000 barrels of crude oil, departing Valdez, Alaska for San Francisco. When loaded the cargo temperature was 96°F. API was 15°. The volume correction factor (VCF) is .0004. If the cargo temperature is expected to be 56°F at the discharge port, how many gallons will be offloaded?

Correct Answer: Option C — 826,560

The contracted cargo volume at the discharge port is 19,680 barrels (20,000 barrels minus a 320-barrel temperature contraction). Multiplying this volume by the standard conversion factor of 42 gallons per barrel (19,680 × 42) yields the final offloaded volume of 826,560 gallons.