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Heating Fuel Prices

Maryland Heating Oil Prices in 2020

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

Last updated

Average
$2.858
High
$3.649
Jan 13
Low
$2.256
Oct 5
Against 2019
Down −$0.475 (−14.3%)
change in average

In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maryland. They averaged $2.858 a gallon, from a low of $2.256 on October 5, 2020 to a high of $3.649 on January 13, 2020.

The average was 14.3% below 2019’s $3.333.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Maryland values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

Maryland heating oil prices in 2020Maryland heating oil in 2020: 26 weekly values from Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020, highest $3.649 on Jan 13, 2020, lowest $2.256 on Oct 5, 2020.$2.25$2.50$2.75$3.00$3.25$3.50$3.75JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2020

Maryland heating oil prices by month, 2020, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 6 $3.601Jan 13 $3.649Jan 20 $3.552Jan 27 $3.394$3.549
FebruaryFeb 3 $3.368Feb 10 $3.360Feb 17 $3.322Feb 24 $3.337$3.347
MarchMar 2 $3.291Mar 9 $3.246Mar 16 $3.056Mar 23 $2.675Mar 30 $2.632$2.980
OctoberOct 5 $2.256Oct 12 $2.351Oct 19 $2.362Oct 26 $2.356$2.331
NovemberNov 2 $2.368Nov 9 $2.347Nov 16 $2.411Nov 23 $2.449Nov 30 $2.524$2.420
DecemberDec 7 $2.534Dec 14 $2.596Dec 21 $2.634Dec 28 $2.641$2.601

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Maryland, 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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