U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2006
22 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2006 to Dec 25, 2006
Last updated
- Average
- $2.419
- High
- $2.463
- Jan 23
- Low
- $2.374
- Nov 20
- Against 2005
- Up +$0.146 (+6.4%)
- change in average
In 2006, EIA published 22 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $2.419 a gallon, from a low of $2.374 on November 20, 2006 to a high of $2.463 on January 23, 2006.
The average was 6.4% above 2005’s $2.273.
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 2006
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.433Jan 9 $2.444Jan 16 $2.431Jan 23 $2.463Jan 30 $2.461 | $2.446 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.447Feb 13 $2.417Feb 20 $2.397Feb 27 $2.412 | $2.418 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.443Mar 13 $2.419 | $2.431 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.396Oct 9 $2.387Oct 16 $2.385Oct 23 $2.387Oct 30 $2.382 | $2.387 |
| November | Nov 20 $2.374Nov 27 $2.379 | $2.377 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.442Dec 11 $2.444Dec 18 $2.444Dec 25 $2.434 | $2.441 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.