U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2002
19 EIA surveys, Jan 7, 2002 to Dec 30, 2002
Last updated
- Average
- $1.245
- High
- $1.408
- Dec 30
- Low
- $1.160
- Feb 18
- Against 2001
- Down −$0.111 (−8.2%)
- change in average
In 2002, EIA published 19 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.245 a gallon, from a low of $1.160 on February 18, 2002 to a high of $1.408 on December 30, 2002.
The average was 8.2% below 2001’s $1.356.
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 2002
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 7 $1.168Jan 14 $1.166 | $1.167 |
| February | Feb 4 $1.163Feb 18 $1.160 | $1.162 |
| March | Mar 4 $1.161Mar 11 $1.173Mar 18 $1.187 | $1.174 |
| October | Oct 7 $1.256Oct 14 $1.264Oct 21 $1.271Oct 28 $1.272 | $1.266 |
| November | Nov 4 $1.277Nov 11 $1.275Nov 18 $1.272Nov 25 $1.279 | $1.276 |
| December | Dec 2 $1.284Dec 9 $1.299Dec 16 $1.323Dec 30 $1.408 | $1.329 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.