Heating oil customers are set to receive compensation following recent price hikes.
**Correction regarding the cause of the price spike:**
It’s important to clarify that the surge in heating oil costs, which subsequently impacted crude prices, was primarily influenced by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Specifically, the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and related concerns about wider regional stability and potential disruptions to oil supplies contributed to these price increases, rather than a direct “US-Israel war with Iran,” which has not occurred.

