Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $3.783
- High
- $3.923
- Mar 5
- Low
- $3.675
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.244 (+6.9%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $3.783 a gallon, from a low of $3.675 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $3.923 on March 5, 2012.
The average was 6.9% above 2011’s $3.539.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Maine 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 $3.675Jan 9 $3.785Jan 16 $3.799Jan 23 $3.795Jan 30 $3.784 | $3.768 |
| February | Feb 6 $3.801Feb 13 $3.868Feb 20 $3.871Feb 27 $3.910 | $3.863 |
| March | Mar 5 $3.923Mar 12 $3.920Mar 19 $3.918 | $3.920 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.732Oct 8 $3.784Oct 15 $3.809Oct 22 $3.812Oct 29 $3.779 | $3.783 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.747Nov 12 $3.727Nov 19 $3.697Nov 26 $3.727 | $3.725 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.721Dec 10 $3.680Dec 17 $3.680Dec 24 $3.698Dec 31 $3.715 | $3.699 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Maine, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.