U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2008
22 EIA surveys, Jan 7, 2008 to Dec 29, 2008
Last updated
- Average
- $3.126
- High
- $3.852
- Mar 17
- Low
- $2.330
- Dec 29
- Against 2007
- Up +$0.322 (+11.5%)
- change in average
In 2008, EIA published 22 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $3.126 a gallon, from a low of $2.330 on December 29, 2008 to a high of $3.852 on March 17, 2008.
The average was 11.5% above 2007’s $2.804.
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 2008
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 7 $3.395Jan 14 $3.361Jan 21 $3.330Jan 28 $3.316 | $3.351 |
| February | Feb 4 $3.306Feb 11 $3.305Feb 25 $3.461 | $3.357 |
| March | Mar 3 $3.550Mar 10 $3.677Mar 17 $3.852 | $3.693 |
| October | Oct 6 $3.663Oct 13 $3.390Oct 20 $3.227Oct 27 $3.059 | $3.335 |
| November | Nov 10 $2.941Nov 17 $2.830Nov 24 $2.713 | $2.828 |
| December | Dec 1 $2.680Dec 8 $2.512Dec 15 $2.470Dec 22 $2.409Dec 29 $2.330 | $2.480 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.