U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 1991
12 EIA surveys, Jan 7, 1991 to Dec 16, 1991
Last updated
- Average
- $1.076
- High
- $1.226
- Jan 21
- Low
- $0.955
- Oct 7
- Against 1990
- Down −$0.212 (−16.5%)
- change in average
In 1991, EIA published 12 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.076 a gallon, from a low of $0.955 on October 7, 1991 to a high of $1.226 on January 21, 1991.
The average was 16.5% below 1990’s $1.288.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 1991
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 7 $1.205Jan 21 $1.226 | $1.216 |
| February | Feb 4 $1.180Feb 18 $1.145 | $1.163 |
| March | Mar 4 $1.097Mar 18 $1.054 | $1.076 |
| October | Oct 7 $0.955Oct 21 $0.987 | $0.971 |
| November | Nov 4 $1.007Nov 18 $1.027 | $1.017 |
| December | Dec 2 $1.021Dec 16 $1.007 | $1.014 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.