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Heating Fuel Prices

East Coast Heating Oil Prices in 2015

26 EIA surveys, Jan 5, 2015 to Dec 28, 2015

Last updated

Average
$2.675
High
$3.291
Mar 2
Low
$2.182
Dec 28
Against 2014
Down −$1.050 (−28.2%)
change in average

In 2015, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the East Coast. They averaged $2.675 a gallon, from a low of $2.182 on December 28, 2015 to a high of $3.291 on March 2, 2015.

The average was 28.2% below 2014’s $3.725.

EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no East Coast values for April, May, June, July, August and September.

Week by week

East Coast heating oil prices in 2015East Coast heating oil in 2015: 26 weekly values from Jan 5, 2015 to Dec 28, 2015, highest $3.291 on Mar 2, 2015, lowest $2.182 on Dec 28, 2015.$2.00$2.20$2.40$2.60$2.80$3.00$3.20$3.40JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2015

East Coast heating oil prices by month, 2015, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 5 $2.972Jan 12 $2.912Jan 19 $2.837Jan 26 $2.819$2.885
FebruaryFeb 2 $2.802Feb 9 $2.913Feb 16 $3.040Feb 23 $3.188$2.986
MarchMar 2 $3.291Mar 9 $3.210Mar 16 $3.035Mar 23 $2.930Mar 30 $2.889$3.071
OctoberOct 5 $2.423Oct 12 $2.441Oct 19 $2.430Oct 26 $2.424$2.430
NovemberNov 2 $2.427Nov 9 $2.432Nov 16 $2.402Nov 23 $2.381Nov 30 $2.366$2.402
DecemberDec 7 $2.338Dec 14 $2.262Dec 21 $2.216Dec 28 $2.182$2.250

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly East Coast, 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.

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