Massachusetts Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.295
- High
- $2.646
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.079
- Jan 25
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.402 (−14.9%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Massachusetts. They averaged $2.295 a gallon, from a low of $2.079 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.646 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 14.9% below 2015’s $2.697.
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 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.184Jan 11 $2.160Jan 18 $2.099Jan 25 $2.079 | $2.131 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.083Feb 8 $2.081Feb 15 $2.116Feb 22 $2.133Feb 29 $2.115 | $2.106 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.126Mar 14 $2.140Mar 21 $2.157Mar 28 $2.155 | $2.145 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.337Oct 10 $2.394Oct 17 $2.407Oct 24 $2.423Oct 31 $2.413 | $2.395 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.421Nov 14 $2.426Nov 21 $2.418Nov 28 $2.448 | $2.428 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.533Dec 12 $2.571Dec 19 $2.608Dec 26 $2.646 | $2.590 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Massachusetts, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.