U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 1998
7 EIA surveys, Jan 19, 1998 to Dec 7, 1998
Last updated
- Average
- $0.914
- High
- $0.989
- Jan 19
- Low
- $0.857
- Dec 7
- Against 1997
- Down −$0.165 (−15.3%)
- change in average
In 1998, EIA published 7 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $0.914 a gallon, from a low of $0.857 on December 7, 1998 to a high of $0.989 on January 19, 1998.
The average was 15.3% below 1997’s $1.079.
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 1998
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 19 $0.989 | $0.989 |
| February | Feb 2 $0.984 | $0.984 |
| March | Mar 2 $0.969 | $0.969 |
| October | Oct 5 $0.862Oct 19 $0.869 | $0.865 |
| November | Nov 16 $0.866 | $0.866 |
| December | Dec 7 $0.857 | $0.857 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.