U.S. Heating Oil Prices in 2022
26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022
Last updated
- Average
- $4.686
- High
- $5.902
- Nov 7
- Low
- $3.390
- Jan 3
- Against 2021
- Up +$1.653 (+54.5%)
- change in average
In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the U.S.. They averaged $4.686 a gallon, from a low of $3.390 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $5.902 on November 7, 2022.
The average was 54.5% above 2021’s $3.033.
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 2022
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 3 $3.390Jan 10 $3.460Jan 17 $3.600Jan 24 $3.671Jan 31 $3.776 | $3.579 |
| February | Feb 7 $3.891Feb 14 $3.956Feb 21 $3.956Feb 28 $4.054 | $3.964 |
| March | Mar 7 $4.922Mar 14 $4.935Mar 21 $4.886Mar 28 $5.127 | $4.967 |
| October | Oct 3 $4.705Oct 10 $5.345Oct 17 $5.722Oct 24 $5.699Oct 31 $5.836 | $5.461 |
| November | Nov 7 $5.902Nov 14 $5.783Nov 21 $5.431Nov 28 $5.142 | $5.565 |
| December | Dec 5 $4.855Dec 12 $4.545Dec 19 $4.597Dec 26 $4.638 | $4.659 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (U.S. series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly U.S. average, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.