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Heating Fuel Prices

Maryland Heating Oil Prices in 2017

26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017

Last updated

Average
$2.749
High
$2.933
Dec 18
Low
$2.643
Mar 27
Against 2016
Up +$0.376 (+15.8%)
change in average

In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Maryland. They averaged $2.749 a gallon, from a low of $2.643 on March 27, 2017 to a high of $2.933 on December 18, 2017.

The average was 15.8% above 2016’s $2.373.

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

Week by week

Maryland heating oil prices in 2017Maryland heating oil in 2017: 26 weekly values from Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017, highest $2.933 on Dec 18, 2017, lowest $2.643 on Mar 27, 2017.$2.60$2.65$2.70$2.75$2.80$2.85$2.90$2.95JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2017

Maryland heating oil prices by month, 2017, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 2 $2.663Jan 9 $2.678Jan 16 $2.690Jan 23 $2.695Jan 30 $2.702$2.686
FebruaryFeb 6 $2.701Feb 13 $2.708Feb 20 $2.708Feb 27 $2.705$2.706
MarchMar 6 $2.666Mar 13 $2.668Mar 20 $2.651Mar 27 $2.643$2.657
OctoberOct 2 $2.698Oct 9 $2.647Oct 16 $2.708Oct 23 $2.712Oct 30 $2.724$2.698
NovemberNov 6 $2.795Nov 13 $2.865Nov 20 $2.890Nov 27 $2.904$2.864
DecemberDec 4 $2.925Dec 11 $2.916Dec 18 $2.933Dec 25 $2.879$2.913

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.

Heating oil — weekly Maryland, 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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