Central Atlantic Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $4.066
- High
- $4.155
- Feb 27
- Low
- $3.912
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.289 (+7.7%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the Central Atlantic. They averaged $4.066 a gallon, from a low of $3.912 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $4.155 on February 27, 2012.
The average was 7.7% above 2011’s $3.777.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Central Atlantic values for April, May, June, July, August and September.
Week by week
Every survey in 2012
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $3.912Jan 9 $3.991Jan 16 $4.004Jan 23 $3.998Jan 30 $4.013 | $3.984 |
| February | Feb 6 $4.029Feb 13 $4.088Feb 20 $4.102Feb 27 $4.155 | $4.094 |
| March | Mar 5 $4.139Mar 12 $4.145Mar 19 $4.154 | $4.146 |
| October | Oct 1 $4.033Oct 8 $4.048Oct 15 $4.110Oct 22 $4.100Oct 29 $4.066 | $4.071 |
| November | Nov 5 $4.081Nov 12 $4.090Nov 19 $4.085Nov 26 $4.106 | $4.091 |
| December | Dec 3 $4.107Dec 10 $4.057Dec 17 $4.028Dec 24 $4.041Dec 31 $4.046 | $4.056 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (Central Atlantic series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Central Atlantic, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.