U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2001
22 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2001 to Dec 31, 2001
Last updated
- Average
- $1.356
- High
- $1.550
- Jan 1
- Low
- $1.149
- Dec 17
- Against 2000
- Down −$0.149 (−9.9%)
- change in average
In 2001, EIA published 22 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.356 a gallon, from a low of $1.149 on December 17, 2001 to a high of $1.550 on January 1, 2001.
The average was 9.9% below 2000’s $1.505.
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 2001
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $1.550Jan 8 $1.542Jan 15 $1.535Jan 22 $1.531Jan 29 $1.525 | $1.537 |
| February | Feb 5 $1.506Feb 12 $1.499Feb 19 $1.477Feb 26 $1.462 | $1.486 |
| March | Mar 5 $1.443Mar 12 $1.428Mar 19 $1.407 | $1.426 |
| October | Oct 1 $1.256Oct 15 $1.240Oct 29 $1.226 | $1.241 |
| November | Nov 5 $1.211Nov 12 $1.201Nov 26 $1.167 | $1.193 |
| December | Dec 3 $1.159Dec 10 $1.155Dec 17 $1.149Dec 31 $1.159 | $1.156 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.