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April 10, 2024

How accurate were EIA’s Winter Fuels Outlook forecasts?


October 26, 2023

EIA forecasts winter U.S. household expenditures higher on fuel oil and lower on propane


April 10, 2023

Mild temperatures reduced U.S. household heating fuel consumption last winter


February 9, 2023

U.S. residential heating oil prices decline from record-highs in November


January 3, 2023

Energy commodity prices in 2022 showed effects of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine


November 17, 2022

Residential heating oil prices start winter heating season higher than last year


October 20, 2022

Households primarily heating with heating oil or propane will likely pay more this winter


October 13, 2022

EIA expects most U.S. households will spend more on energy this winter


April 18, 2022

Residential heating oil and propane prices end the winter season higher than last winter


March 10, 2022

Increased demand and low inventories drive U.S. distillate prices higher


October 27, 2021

U.S. consumers expected to spend more for heating oil this upcoming winter


October 13, 2021

EIA expects U.S. households to spend more on energy this winter


April 2, 2021

U.S. residential heating oil prices averaged 16% lower than last winter but ended higher


December 29, 2020

EIA tracks retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and residential heating fuels weekly


October 27, 2020

Residential heating oil prices this winter are 28% lower than last winter


October 7, 2020

Winter energy bills in the United States likely to be similar to last winter’s


April 14, 2020

EIA tracks retail prices for gasoline, diesel, and residential heating fuels weekly


November 18, 2019

EIA's Heating Oil and Propane Update shows lower prices so far this winter


October 8, 2019

Winter energy bills in the United States likely to be lower than last year’s


August 29, 2019

EIA introduces redesigned Energy Explained resource


November 6, 2018

Winter begins with higher U.S. heating oil and propane prices


October 10, 2018

U.S. home heating bills likely to be slightly higher this winter


March 22, 2018

Residential heating oil and propane prices up from last winter


November 30, 2017

Residential heating oil and propane prices are expected to be higher than last winter


October 11, 2017

Winter heating costs likely to be higher this winter than last winter


November 17, 2016

Residential heating oil and propane prices at levels similar to last winter’s low prices


October 13, 2016

Winter heating bills likely to increase, but still remain below recent winters


April 25, 2016

Strong El Niño helps reduce U.S. winter heating demand and fuel prices


February 4, 2016

High inventories help push crude oil prices to lowest levels in 13 years


January 15, 2016

Warmer weather, lower energy prices are reducing home heating expenditures


December 10, 2015

Heating oil and propane prices are lower this winter


November 5, 2015

High distillate fuel oil inventories in Central Atlantic weighing on distillate spot price


October 6, 2015

Household heating costs are expected to be lower than previous two winters


September 25, 2015

East Coast distillate fuel oil inventories higher than in recent years


October 16, 2014

EIA launches expanded winter heating fuels data program for winter 2014-15


October 7, 2014

Less severe weather means lower expected household heating bills this winter


May 21, 2014

U.S. consumers’ energy spending rose this winter


March 12, 2014

Heating fuel expenditures rise this winter, especially for propane-heated homes


October 8, 2013

Heating costs for most households are forecast to rise from last winter’s level


May 10, 2013

Heating oil futures contract now uses ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel


February 7, 2013

EIA begins posting daily energy prices on Today in Energy webpage


October 10, 2012

U.S. households forecast to use more heating fuels this winter compared with last winter


August 24, 2012

Heating fuel choice shows electricity and natural gas roughly equal in newer homes


July 18, 2012

April 2012 sets U.S. monthly record for distillate net exports


April 18, 2012

Sulfur content of heating oil to be reduced in northeastern states


March 8, 2012

U.S. household winter natural gas heating expenditures expected to be lowest since 2002-03


March 1, 2012

Review of developments in crude oil and product markets over the past two months


January 17, 2012

Distillate yields at U.S. refineries are rising


January 9, 2012

2011 Brief: Energy commodity price trends varied widely during 2011


January 6, 2012

U.S. refineries and blenders produced record amounts of distillate fuels


November 28, 2011

Beyond natural gas and electricity; more than 10% of U.S. homes use heating oil or propane


October 28, 2011

Household heating fuels vary across the country


October 25, 2011

High heating oil prices discourage heating oil supply contracts for the upcoming winter


October 19, 2011

State heating oil and propane program season begins


October 13, 2011

Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve now focuses on New England


October 12, 2011

EIA projects record winter household heating oil prices in the Northeast


February 18, 2011

Heating oil prices rise due to winter demand and crude oil prices