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Heating Fuel Prices

U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 1999

11 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 1999 to Dec 6, 1999

Last updated

Average
$0.940
High
$1.109
Dec 6
Low
$0.854
Mar 1
Against 1998
Up +$0.026 (+2.8%)
change in average

In 1999, EIA published 11 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $0.940 a gallon, from a low of $0.854 on March 1, 1999 to a high of $1.109 on December 6, 1999.

The average was 2.8% above 1998’s $0.914.

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 1999U.S. heating oil in 1999: 11 weekly values from Jan 4, 1999 to Dec 6, 1999, highest $1.109 on Dec 6, 1999, lowest $0.854 on Mar 1, 1999.$0.85$0.90$0.95$1.00$1.05$1.10$1.15JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 1999

U.S. heating oil prices by month, 1999, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 4 $0.857Jan 18 $0.863$0.860
FebruaryFeb 1 $0.863Feb 15 $0.857$0.860
MarchMar 1 $0.854Mar 15 $0.858$0.856
OctoberOct 4 $0.998Oct 18 $1.006$1.002
NovemberNov 1 $1.018Nov 15 $1.054$1.036
DecemberDec 6 $1.109$1.109

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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