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Heating Fuel Prices

Delaware Heating Oil Prices in 2018

27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018

Last updated

Average
$3.092
High
$3.221
Oct 29
Low
$2.946
Jan 1
Against 2017
Up +$0.443 (+16.7%)
change in average

In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for Delaware. They averaged $3.092 a gallon, from a low of $2.946 on January 1, 2018 to a high of $3.221 on October 29, 2018.

The average was 16.7% above 2017’s $2.649.

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 2018Delaware heating oil in 2018: 27 weekly values from Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018, highest $3.221 on Oct 29, 2018, lowest $2.946 on Jan 1, 2018.$2.90$2.95$3.00$3.05$3.10$3.15$3.20$3.25JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2018

Delaware heating oil prices by month, 2018, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 1 $2.946Jan 8 $3.027Jan 15 $3.092Jan 22 $3.076Jan 29 $3.073$3.043
FebruaryFeb 5 $3.064Feb 12 $3.022Feb 19 $3.007Feb 26 $3.018$3.028
MarchMar 5 $2.995Mar 12 $3.016Mar 19 $3.022Mar 26 $3.011$3.011
OctoberOct 1 $3.080Oct 8 $3.206Oct 15 $3.196Oct 22 $3.211Oct 29 $3.221$3.183
NovemberNov 5 $3.206Nov 12 $3.205Nov 19 $3.190Nov 26 $3.167$3.192
DecemberDec 3 $3.119Dec 10 $3.115Dec 17 $3.102Dec 24 $3.063Dec 31 $3.033$3.086

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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