U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2011
24 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2011 to Dec 26, 2011
Last updated
- Average
- $3.726
- High
- $3.943
- Nov 14
- Low
- $3.345
- Jan 3
- Against 2010
- Up +$0.710 (+23.5%)
- change in average
In 2011, EIA published 24 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $3.726 a gallon, from a low of $3.345 on January 3, 2011 to a high of $3.943 on November 14, 2011.
The average was 23.5% above 2010’s $3.016.
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 2011
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 3 $3.345Jan 10 $3.370Jan 17 $3.455Jan 24 $3.486Jan 31 $3.530 | $3.437 |
| February | Feb 7 $3.583Feb 14 $3.594Feb 21 $3.622Feb 28 $3.762 | $3.640 |
| March | Mar 7 $3.877Mar 14 $3.880 | $3.879 |
| October | Oct 3 $3.694Oct 10 $3.689Oct 17 $3.777Oct 24 $3.803Oct 31 $3.854 | $3.763 |
| November | Nov 7 $3.877Nov 14 $3.943Nov 21 $3.941Nov 28 $3.902 | $3.916 |
| December | Dec 5 $3.899Dec 12 $3.874Dec 19 $3.832Dec 26 $3.843 | $3.862 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.