U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2004
22 EIA surveys, Jan 12, 2004 to Dec 27, 2004
Last updated
- Average
- $1.820
- High
- $2.060
- Oct 25
- Low
- $1.562
- Jan 12
- Against 2003
- Up +$0.300 (+19.7%)
- change in average
In 2004, EIA published 22 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $1.820 a gallon, from a low of $1.562 on January 12, 2004 to a high of $2.060 on October 25, 2004.
The average was 19.7% above 2003’s $1.520.
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 2004
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 12 $1.562Jan 19 $1.584Jan 26 $1.622 | $1.589 |
| February | Feb 2 $1.625Feb 9 $1.615Feb 16 $1.611Feb 23 $1.609 | $1.615 |
| March | Mar 1 $1.603Mar 8 $1.601Mar 15 $1.591 | $1.598 |
| October | Oct 11 $1.908Oct 18 $1.992Oct 25 $2.060 | $1.987 |
| November | Nov 1 $2.060Nov 8 $2.028Nov 15 $2.017Nov 22 $2.025Nov 29 $2.030 | $2.032 |
| December | Dec 6 $1.970Dec 13 $1.947Dec 20 $1.993Dec 27 $1.978 | $1.972 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.