It’s a sunny and hot day as I write this, and heating oil is probably the last thing on your mind. That being said, I wanted to plant a seed right now for what to expect for this upcoming heating season. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we’ve seen record-high oil prices. In two years, we’ve …

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If there’s one thing we can agree on right now it’s that heating oil prices are crazy high. I get a lot of texts from friends and family asking for my take on prices, so I thought I’d share my thoughts here. In the beginning of February, oil prices on FuelSnap averaged $3.30 a gallon. …

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All winter long I keep our FuelSnap community apprised of heating oil price trends in my weekly email. As we enter the off-season, I tend to reduce the frequency of these emails to once a month. In April, after a mere 3 weeks, I decided to see where things stand and send another update. In …

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Since Russia invaded Ukraine late last month, we’ve seen oil prices surge. The price spike was made worse by panic-buying that ensued. Dealers were left with angry customers, and homeowners were left with less money for groceries if they got a heating oil delivery in recent weeks. Fortunately, there is good news today: heating oil …

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Wow. Heating oil prices are crazy right now. When COVID-19 halted global travel in 2020, heating oil bottomed out at around $1 a gallon. While it has slowly rebounded as the pandemic has gotten under control, it was still manageable at $2.50 to $3 a gallon through most of this year’s heating season. Well, that …

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