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Heating Fuel Prices

Delaware Heating Oil Prices in 2023

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2023 to Dec 25, 2023

Last updated

Average
$4.680
High
$5.242
Jan 23
Low
$4.340
Dec 18
Against 2022
Down −$0.303 (−6.1%)
change in average

In 2023, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Delaware. They averaged $4.680 a gallon, from a low of $4.340 on December 18, 2023 to a high of $5.242 on January 23, 2023.

The average was 6.1% below 2022’s $4.983.

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 2023Delaware heating oil in 2023: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2023 to Dec 25, 2023, highest $5.242 on Jan 23, 2023, lowest $4.340 on Dec 18, 2023.$4.20$4.40$4.60$4.80$5.00$5.20$5.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2023

Delaware heating oil prices by month, 2023, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $5.169Jan 9 $5.150Jan 16 $5.120Jan 23 $5.242Jan 30 $5.158$5.168
FebruaryFeb 6 $4.925Feb 13 $4.843Feb 20 $4.714Feb 27 $4.688$4.793
MarchMar 6 $4.705Mar 13 $4.633Mar 20 $4.579Mar 27 $4.481$4.600
OctoberOct 2 $4.705Oct 9 $4.510Oct 16 $4.555Oct 23 $4.588Oct 30 $4.540$4.580
NovemberNov 6 $4.479Nov 13 $4.396Nov 20 $4.394Nov 27 $4.468$4.434
DecemberDec 4 $4.462Dec 11 $4.429Dec 18 $4.340Dec 25 $4.397$4.407

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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