Massachusetts Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $4.034
- High
- $4.249
- Feb 27
- Low
- $3.892
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.261 (+6.9%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Massachusetts. They averaged $4.034 a gallon, from a low of $3.892 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $4.249 on February 27, 2012.
The average was 6.9% above 2011’s $3.773.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no Massachusetts 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 $3.892Jan 9 $3.998Jan 16 $4.031Jan 23 $4.015Jan 30 $4.039 | $3.995 |
| February | Feb 6 $4.075Feb 13 $4.124Feb 20 $4.142Feb 27 $4.249 | $4.148 |
| March | Mar 5 $4.215Mar 12 $4.207Mar 19 $4.202 | $4.208 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.956Oct 8 $3.988Oct 15 $4.040Oct 22 $4.034Oct 29 $4.007 | $4.005 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.984Nov 12 $3.959Nov 19 $3.953Nov 26 $3.970 | $3.967 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.974Dec 10 $3.951Dec 17 $3.937Dec 24 $3.958Dec 31 $3.991 | $3.962 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Massachusetts, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.