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Heating Fuel Prices

Delaware Heating Oil Prices in 2012

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Last updated

Average
$3.913
High
$4.084
Feb 27
Low
$3.807
Oct 1
Against 2011
Up +$0.288 (+7.9%)
change in average

In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Delaware. They averaged $3.913 a gallon, from a low of $3.807 on October 1, 2012 to a high of $4.084 on February 27, 2012.

The average was 7.9% above 2011’s $3.625.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Delaware values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Delaware heating oil prices in 2012Delaware heating oil in 2012: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012, highest $4.084 on Feb 27, 2012, lowest $3.807 on Oct 1, 2012.$3.80$3.85$3.90$3.95$4.00$4.05$4.10JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2012

Delaware heating oil prices by month, 2012, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $3.820Jan 9 $3.886Jan 16 $3.888Jan 23 $3.895Jan 30 $3.910$3.880
FebruaryFeb 6 $3.917Feb 13 $3.985Feb 20 $3.988Feb 27 $4.084$3.993
MarchMar 5 $4.045Mar 12 $4.052Mar 19 $4.059$4.052
OctoberOct 1 $3.807Oct 8 $3.866Oct 15 $3.926Oct 22 $3.882Oct 29 $3.891$3.874
NovemberNov 5 $3.876Nov 12 $3.894Nov 19 $3.854Nov 26 $3.878$3.875
DecemberDec 3 $3.869Dec 10 $3.836Dec 17 $3.859Dec 24 $3.863Dec 31 $3.903$3.866

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Delaware, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)

Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.

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