U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2015
26 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2015 to Dec 28, 2015
Last updated
- Average
- $2.672
- High
- $3.288
- Mar 2
- Low
- $2.175
- Dec 28
- Against 2014
- Down −$1.051 (−28.2%)
- change in average
In 2015, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $2.672 a gallon, from a low of $2.175 on December 28, 2015 to a high of $3.288 on March 2, 2015.
The average was 28.2% below 2014’s $3.723.
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 2015
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 5 $2.970Jan 12 $2.910Jan 19 $2.835Jan 26 $2.817 | $2.883 |
| February | Feb 2 $2.800Feb 9 $2.911Feb 16 $3.038Feb 23 $3.186 | $2.984 |
| March | Mar 2 $3.288Mar 9 $3.207Mar 16 $3.033Mar 23 $2.928Mar 30 $2.887 | $3.069 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.422Oct 12 $2.440Oct 19 $2.429Oct 26 $2.422 | $2.428 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.425Nov 9 $2.429Nov 16 $2.398Nov 23 $2.375Nov 30 $2.361 | $2.398 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.332Dec 14 $2.255Dec 21 $2.210Dec 28 $2.175 | $2.243 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.