Fuel Oil Price in the United States
The chart above illustrates Fuel Oil prices in the United States, in USD/gal, from January 2025 to January 2026, as follows:
- Fuel Oil (HSFO), exp, US: Fuel Oil (HSFO), export spot, fob, United States
- Fuel Oil (LFO), hho, US: Fuel Oil (light), household, United States
- Fuel Oil (dist), gen, US: Fuel Oil (distillate), power generation sector, United States
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The Fuel Oil (HSFO), exp, US price was approximately 1.22 USD per gal in January 2026. This reflected a 2.2% increase over the previous month's value, but on a year-over-year basis, its prices fell by 26.7%.
The price of Fuel Oil (LFO), hho, US stood at about 3.64 USD per gal in January 2026, a 1.6% drop from the prior month's figure. Annually, Fuel Oil (LFO), hho, US prices decreased by 4.8%.
In January 2026, Fuel Oil (dist), gen, US had a price of roughly 1.17 USD per gal, marking a 2.2% increase compared to the previous month. Compared year-over-year, prices for Fuel Oil (dist), gen, US rose by 1.2%.
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