U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2005
23 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2005 to Dec 26, 2005
Last updated
- Average
- $2.273
- High
- $2.692
- Oct 3
- Low
- $1.946
- Jan 10
- Against 2004
- Up +$0.453 (+24.9%)
- change in average
In 2005, EIA published 23 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $2.273 a gallon, from a low of $1.946 on January 10, 2005 to a high of $2.692 on October 3, 2005.
The average was 24.9% above 2004’s $1.820.
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 2005
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 3 $1.951Jan 10 $1.946Jan 17 $1.964Jan 24 $1.990Jan 31 $2.018 | $1.974 |
| February | Feb 7 $1.990Feb 14 $1.981Feb 21 $1.984Feb 28 $2.043 | $2.000 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.089Mar 14 $2.119 | $2.104 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.692Oct 10 $2.648Oct 17 $2.650Oct 24 $2.623Oct 31 $2.577 | $2.638 |
| November | Nov 14 $2.466Nov 21 $2.431Nov 28 $2.417 | $2.438 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.410Dec 12 $2.414Dec 19 $2.438Dec 26 $2.433 | $2.424 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.