U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2017
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017
Last updated
- Average
- $2.703
- High
- $2.920
- Dec 25
- Low
- $2.586
- Mar 27
- Against 2016
- Up +$0.432 (+19.0%)
- change in average
In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $2.703 a gallon, from a low of $2.586 on March 27, 2017 to a high of $2.920 on December 25, 2017.
The average was 19.0% above 2016’s $2.271.
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 2017
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.632Jan 9 $2.642Jan 16 $2.636Jan 23 $2.631Jan 30 $2.631 | $2.634 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.642Feb 13 $2.642Feb 20 $2.645Feb 27 $2.648 | $2.644 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.629Mar 13 $2.615Mar 20 $2.600Mar 27 $2.586 | $2.608 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.670Oct 9 $2.650Oct 16 $2.658Oct 23 $2.669Oct 30 $2.696 | $2.669 |
| November | Nov 6 $2.739Nov 13 $2.803Nov 20 $2.823Nov 27 $2.846 | $2.803 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.869Dec 11 $2.880Dec 18 $2.887Dec 25 $2.920 | $2.889 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.