U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2019
25 EIA surveys, Jan 7, 2019 to Dec 30, 2019
Last updated
- Average
- $3.089
- High
- $3.230
- Feb 25
- Low
- $2.951
- Oct 7
- Against 2018
- Down −$0.118 (−3.7%)
- change in average
In 2019, EIA published 25 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $3.089 a gallon, from a low of $2.951 on October 7, 2019 to a high of $3.230 on February 25, 2019.
The average was 3.7% below 2018’s $3.207.
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 2019
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 7 $3.092Jan 14 $3.139Jan 21 $3.167Jan 28 $3.171 | $3.142 |
| February | Feb 4 $3.182Feb 11 $3.181Feb 18 $3.225Feb 25 $3.230 | $3.205 |
| March | Mar 4 $3.230Mar 11 $3.229Mar 18 $3.219Mar 25 $3.219 | $3.224 |
| October | Oct 7 $2.951Oct 14 $2.955Oct 21 $2.966Oct 28 $2.969 | $2.960 |
| November | Nov 4 $2.973Nov 11 $2.972Nov 18 $2.985Nov 25 $2.994 | $2.981 |
| December | Dec 2 $3.003Dec 9 $3.013Dec 16 $3.026Dec 23 $3.055Dec 30 $3.077 | $3.035 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.