East Coast Heating Oil Prices in 2022
26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022
Last updated
- Average
- $4.708
- High
- $5.931
- Nov 7
- Low
- $3.404
- Jan 3
- Against 2021
- Up +$1.667 (+54.8%)
- change in average
In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the East Coast. They averaged $4.708 a gallon, from a low of $3.404 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $5.931 on November 7, 2022.
The average was 54.8% above 2021’s $3.041.
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
Every survey in 2022
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 3 $3.404Jan 10 $3.476Jan 17 $3.619Jan 24 $3.692Jan 31 $3.800 | $3.598 |
| February | Feb 7 $3.915Feb 14 $3.981Feb 21 $3.977Feb 28 $4.076 | $3.987 |
| March | Mar 7 $4.951Mar 14 $4.956Mar 21 $4.907Mar 28 $5.152 | $4.992 |
| October | Oct 3 $4.718Oct 10 $5.359Oct 17 $5.748Oct 24 $5.726Oct 31 $5.868 | $5.484 |
| November | Nov 7 $5.931Nov 14 $5.805Nov 21 $5.451Nov 28 $5.152 | $5.585 |
| December | Dec 5 $4.872Dec 12 $4.568Dec 19 $4.625Dec 26 $4.670 | $4.684 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (East Coast series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly East Coast, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.