Delaware Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.354
- High
- $2.550
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.252
- Jan 25
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.432 (−15.5%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Delaware. They averaged $2.354 a gallon, from a low of $2.252 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.550 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 15.5% below 2015’s $2.786.
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
Every survey in 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.361Jan 11 $2.343Jan 18 $2.300Jan 25 $2.252 | $2.314 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.288Feb 8 $2.253Feb 15 $2.291Feb 22 $2.281Feb 29 $2.282 | $2.279 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.288Mar 14 $2.314Mar 21 $2.322Mar 28 $2.305 | $2.307 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.331Oct 10 $2.377Oct 17 $2.382Oct 24 $2.384Oct 31 $2.369 | $2.369 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.366Nov 14 $2.350Nov 21 $2.365Nov 28 $2.386 | $2.367 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.457Dec 12 $2.501Dec 19 $2.509Dec 26 $2.550 | $2.504 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Delaware, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.