Massachusetts Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $3.241
- High
- $3.380
- Oct 22
- Low
- $3.089
- Jan 1
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.511 (+18.7%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for Massachusetts. They averaged $3.241 a gallon, from a low of $3.089 on January 1, 2018 to a high of $3.380 on October 22, 2018.
The average was 18.7% above 2017’s $2.730.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $3.089Jan 8 $3.250Jan 15 $3.275Jan 22 $3.272Jan 29 $3.279 | $3.233 |
| February | Feb 5 $3.250Feb 12 $3.186Feb 19 $3.141Feb 26 $3.134 | $3.178 |
| March | Mar 5 $3.117Mar 12 $3.116Mar 19 $3.114Mar 26 $3.158 | $3.126 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.270Oct 8 $3.336Oct 15 $3.356Oct 22 $3.380Oct 29 $3.378 | $3.344 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.342Nov 12 $3.356Nov 19 $3.332Nov 26 $3.292 | $3.331 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.238Dec 10 $3.239Dec 17 $3.235Dec 24 $3.204Dec 31 $3.176 | $3.218 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table. Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly Massachusetts, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.