U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 1997
14 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 1997 to Dec 15, 1997
Last updated
- Average
- $1.079
- High
- $1.163
- Jan 13
- Low
- $0.983
- Oct 6
- Against 1996
- Down −$0.024 (−2.2%)
- change in average
In 1997, EIA published 14 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.079 a gallon, from a low of $0.983 on October 6, 1997 to a high of $1.163 on January 13, 1997.
The average was 2.2% below 1996’s $1.103.
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 1997
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $1.159Jan 13 $1.163Jan 20 $1.160Jan 27 $1.156 | $1.160 |
| February | Feb 3 $1.154Feb 17 $1.140 | $1.147 |
| March | Mar 3 $1.114Mar 17 $1.093 | $1.104 |
| October | Oct 6 $0.983Oct 20 $0.987 | $0.985 |
| November | Nov 3 $0.992Nov 17 $1.001 | $0.996 |
| December | Dec 1 $1.005Dec 15 $1.001 | $1.003 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.