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Heating Fuel Prices

U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2000

21 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2000 to Dec 25, 2000

Last updated

Average
$1.505
High
$1.861
Feb 7
Low
$1.145
Jan 3
Against 1999
Up +$0.565 (+60.1%)
change in average

In 2000, EIA published 21 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.505 a gallon, from a low of $1.145 on January 3, 2000 to a high of $1.861 on February 7, 2000.

The average was 60.1% above 1999’s $0.940.

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 2000U.S. heating oil in 2000: 21 weekly values from Jan 3, 2000 to Dec 25, 2000, highest $1.861 on Feb 7, 2000, lowest $1.145 on Jan 3, 2000.$1.00$1.20$1.40$1.60$1.80$2.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2000

U.S. heating oil prices by month, 2000, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $1.145Jan 24 $1.615Jan 31 $1.667$1.476
FebruaryFeb 7 $1.861Feb 14 $1.574Feb 21 $1.431Feb 28 $1.399$1.566
MarchMar 6 $1.394Mar 13 $1.382Mar 20 $1.353$1.376
OctoberOct 2 $1.456Oct 23 $1.506Oct 30 $1.505$1.489
NovemberNov 6 $1.498Nov 13 $1.506Nov 20 $1.545Nov 27 $1.564$1.528
DecemberDec 4 $1.560Dec 11 $1.561Dec 18 $1.545Dec 25 $1.540$1.552

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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