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Heating Fuel Prices

Massachusetts Heating Oil Prices in 2022

26 EIA surveys, Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022

Last updated

Average
$4.698
High
$5.927
Nov 7
Low
$3.367
Jan 3
Against 2021
Up +$1.691 (+56.2%)
change in average

In 2022, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for Massachusetts. They averaged $4.698 a gallon, from a low of $3.367 on January 3, 2022 to a high of $5.927 on November 7, 2022.

The average was 56.2% above 2021’s $3.007.

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

Massachusetts heating oil prices in 2022Massachusetts heating oil in 2022: 26 weekly values from Jan 3, 2022 to Dec 26, 2022, highest $5.927 on Nov 7, 2022, lowest $3.367 on Jan 3, 2022.$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50$5.00$5.50$6.00JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Every survey in 2022

Massachusetts heating oil prices by month, 2022, dollars per gallon
MonthSurvey dates and pricesMonth average
JanuaryJan 3 $3.367Jan 10 $3.456Jan 17 $3.627Jan 24 $3.677Jan 31 $3.805$3.586
FebruaryFeb 7 $3.919Feb 14 $3.984Feb 21 $3.966Feb 28 $4.064$3.983
MarchMar 7 $5.067Mar 14 $5.013Mar 21 $4.934Mar 28 $5.217$5.058
OctoberOct 3 $4.559Oct 10 $5.336Oct 17 $5.756Oct 24 $5.731Oct 31 $5.843$5.445
NovemberNov 7 $5.927Nov 14 $5.815Nov 21 $5.333Nov 28 $5.083$5.540
DecemberDec 5 $4.862Dec 12 $4.517Dec 19 $4.620Dec 26 $4.664$4.666

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.

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