Maine Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $1.947
- High
- $2.238
- Dec 26
- Low
- $1.747
- Mar 7
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.435 (−18.3%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maine. They averaged $1.947 a gallon, from a low of $1.747 on March 7, 2016 to a high of $2.238 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 18.3% below 2015’s $2.382.
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 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $1.898Jan 11 $1.883Jan 18 $1.848Jan 25 $1.795 | $1.856 |
| February | Feb 1 $1.790Feb 8 $1.784Feb 15 $1.783Feb 22 $1.779Feb 29 $1.750 | $1.777 |
| March | Mar 7 $1.747Mar 14 $1.774Mar 21 $1.788Mar 28 $1.792 | $1.775 |
| October | Oct 3 $1.967Oct 10 $2.010Oct 17 $2.040Oct 24 $2.061Oct 31 $2.086 | $2.033 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.071Nov 14 $2.060Nov 21 $2.064Nov 28 $2.084 | $2.070 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.142Dec 12 $2.177Dec 19 $2.219Dec 26 $2.238 | $2.194 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Maine, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.