Massachusetts Heating Oil Prices in 2017
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2017 to Dec 25, 2017
Last updated
- Average
- $2.730
- High
- $2.928
- Dec 25
- Low
- $2.653
- Mar 20
- Against 2016
- Up +$0.435 (+19.0%)
- change in average
In 2017, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Massachusetts. They averaged $2.730 a gallon, from a low of $2.653 on March 20, 2017 to a high of $2.928 on December 25, 2017.
The average was 19.0% above 2016’s $2.295.
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 2017
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 2 $2.673Jan 9 $2.678Jan 16 $2.677Jan 23 $2.672Jan 30 $2.678 | $2.676 |
| February | Feb 6 $2.675Feb 13 $2.663Feb 20 $2.676Feb 27 $2.681 | $2.674 |
| March | Mar 6 $2.669Mar 13 $2.676Mar 20 $2.653Mar 27 $2.659 | $2.664 |
| October | Oct 2 $2.663Oct 9 $2.669Oct 16 $2.665Oct 23 $2.673Oct 30 $2.684 | $2.671 |
| November | Nov 6 $2.746Nov 13 $2.814Nov 20 $2.852Nov 27 $2.877 | $2.822 |
| December | Dec 4 $2.889Dec 11 $2.905Dec 18 $2.885Dec 25 $2.928 | $2.902 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Massachusetts, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.