New England Heating Oil Prices in 2012
26 EIA surveys, Jan 2, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Last updated
- Average
- $3.978
- High
- $4.145
- Feb 27
- Low
- $3.835
- Jan 2
- Against 2011
- Up +$0.267 (+7.2%)
- change in average
In 2012, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the New England. They averaged $3.978 a gallon, from a low of $3.835 on January 2, 2012 to a high of $4.145 on February 27, 2012.
The average was 7.2% above 2011’s $3.711.
EIA surveys only during the heating season in most years, so there are no New England 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 $3.835Jan 9 $3.949Jan 16 $3.975Jan 23 $3.964Jan 30 $3.972 | $3.939 |
| February | Feb 6 $3.997Feb 13 $4.060Feb 20 $4.072Feb 27 $4.145 | $4.068 |
| March | Mar 5 $4.128Mar 12 $4.129Mar 19 $4.127 | $4.128 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.915Oct 8 $3.940Oct 15 $3.993Oct 22 $3.998Oct 29 $3.955 | $3.960 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.930Nov 12 $3.918Nov 19 $3.904Nov 26 $3.942 | $3.924 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.936Dec 10 $3.900Dec 17 $3.891Dec 24 $3.914Dec 31 $3.935 | $3.915 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (New England series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New England, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.