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Heating Fuel Prices

U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 1993

12 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 1993 to Dec 20, 1993

Last updated

Average
$0.959
High
$0.985
Mar 15
Low
$0.926
Dec 20
Against 1992
Down −$0.015 (−1.5%)
change in average

In 1993, EIA published 12 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $0.959 a gallon, from a low of $0.926 on December 20, 1993 to a high of $0.985 on March 15, 1993.

The average was 1.5% below 1992’s $0.974.

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

U.S. heating oil prices in 1993U.S. heating oil in 1993: 12 weekly values from Jan 4, 1993 to Dec 20, 1993, highest $0.985 on Mar 15, 1993, lowest $0.926 on Dec 20, 1993.$0.85$0.90$0.95$1.00$1.05JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 1993

U.S. heating oil prices by month, 1993, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $0.974Jan 18 $0.975$0.974
FebruaryFeb 1 $0.974Feb 15 $0.978$0.976
MarchMar 1 $0.977Mar 15 $0.985$0.981
OctoberOct 4 $0.936Oct 18 $0.947$0.942
NovemberNov 1 $0.946Nov 15 $0.947$0.946
DecemberDec 6 $0.938Dec 20 $0.926$0.932

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.

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