U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2009
23 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2009 to Dec 28, 2009
Last updated
- Average
- $2.538
- High
- $2.810
- Dec 28
- Low
- $2.160
- Mar 16
- Against 2008
- Down −$0.588 (−18.8%)
- change in average
In 2009, EIA published 23 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $2.538 a gallon, from a low of $2.160 on March 16, 2009 to a high of $2.810 on December 28, 2009.
The average was 18.8% below 2008’s $3.126.
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 2009
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5 $2.365Jan 12 $2.439Jan 19 $2.421 | $2.408 |
| February | Feb 2 $2.389Feb 9 $2.359Feb 16 $2.308Feb 23 $2.233 | $2.322 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.220Mar 9 $2.182Mar 16 $2.160 | $2.187 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.500Oct 12 $2.539Oct 19 $2.642Oct 26 $2.730 | $2.603 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.741Nov 9 $2.757Nov 16 $2.753Nov 23 $2.757Nov 30 $2.757 | $2.753 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.773Dec 14 $2.761Dec 21 $2.767Dec 28 $2.810 | $2.778 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.