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Heating Fuel Prices

Delaware Heating Oil Prices in 2021

26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021

Last updated

Average
$3.307
High
$3.638
Dec 20
Low
$2.780
Jan 4
Against 2020
Up +$0.546 (+19.8%)
change in average

In 2021, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Delaware. They averaged $3.307 a gallon, from a low of $2.780 on January 4, 2021 to a high of $3.638 on December 20, 2021.

The average was 19.8% above 2020’s $2.761.

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 2021Delaware heating oil in 2021: 26 weekly values from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 27, 2021, highest $3.638 on Dec 20, 2021, lowest $2.780 on Jan 4, 2021.$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40$3.60$3.80JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2021

Delaware heating oil prices by month, 2021, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $2.780Jan 11 $2.848Jan 18 $2.916Jan 25 $2.945$2.872
FebruaryFeb 1 $2.980Feb 8 $2.954Feb 15 $3.025Feb 22 $3.135$3.024
MarchMar 1 $3.156Mar 8 $3.152Mar 15 $3.237Mar 22 $3.219Mar 29 $3.190$3.191
OctoberOct 4 $3.334Oct 11 $3.431Oct 18 $3.550Oct 25 $3.602$3.479
NovemberNov 1 $3.600Nov 8 $3.612Nov 15 $3.612Nov 22 $3.609Nov 29 $3.620$3.611
DecemberDec 6 $3.565Dec 13 $3.630Dec 20 $3.638Dec 27 $3.632$3.616

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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