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Heating Fuel Prices

Delaware Heating Oil Prices in 2020

26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020

Last updated

Average
$2.761
High
$3.368
Jan 6
Low
$2.306
Oct 5
Against 2019
Down −$0.395 (−12.5%)
change in average

In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Delaware. They averaged $2.761 a gallon, from a low of $2.306 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $3.368 on January 6, 2020.

The average was 12.5% below 2019’s $3.156.

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 2020Delaware heating oil in 2020: 26 weekly values from Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020, highest $3.368 on Jan 6, 2020, lowest $2.306 on Oct 5, 2020.$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2020

Delaware heating oil prices by month, 2020, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6 $3.368Jan 13 $3.365Jan 20 $3.340Jan 27 $3.190$3.316
FebruaryFeb 3 $3.120Feb 10 $3.114Feb 17 $3.115Feb 24 $3.107$3.114
MarchMar 2 $3.063Mar 9 $2.947Mar 16 $2.866Mar 23 $2.581Mar 30 $2.571$2.806
OctoberOct 5 $2.306Oct 12 $2.346Oct 19 $2.352Oct 26 $2.355$2.340
NovemberNov 2 $2.356Nov 9 $2.348Nov 16 $2.451Nov 23 $2.461Nov 30 $2.475$2.418
DecemberDec 7 $2.511Dec 14 $2.585Dec 21 $2.740Dec 28 $2.755$2.648

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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