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Heating Fuel Prices

Delaware Heating Oil Prices in 2017

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017

Last updated

Average
$2.649
High
$2.785
Dec 25
Low
$2.576
Oct 9
Against 2016
Up +$0.295 (+12.5%)
change in average

In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Delaware. They averaged $2.649 a gallon, from a low of $2.576 on October 9, 2017 to a high of $2.785 on December 25, 2017.

The average was 12.5% above 2016’s $2.354.

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 2017Delaware heating oil in 2017: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017, highest $2.785 on Dec 25, 2017, lowest $2.576 on Oct 9, 2017.$2.55$2.60$2.65$2.70$2.75$2.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2017

Delaware heating oil prices by month, 2017, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $2.584Jan 9 $2.622Jan 16 $2.606Jan 23 $2.595Jan 30 $2.586$2.599
FebruaryFeb 6 $2.607Feb 13 $2.630Feb 20 $2.629Feb 27 $2.621$2.622
MarchMar 6 $2.610Mar 13 $2.606Mar 20 $2.624Mar 27 $2.601$2.610
OctoberOct 2 $2.631Oct 9 $2.576Oct 16 $2.592Oct 23 $2.604Oct 30 $2.645$2.610
NovemberNov 6 $2.680Nov 13 $2.716Nov 20 $2.725Nov 27 $2.729$2.713
DecemberDec 4 $2.749Dec 11 $2.763Dec 18 $2.765Dec 25 $2.785$2.766

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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