New England Heating Oil Prices in 2016
26 EIA surveys, Jan 4, 2016 to Dec 26, 2016
Last updated
- Average
- $2.213
- High
- $2.543
- Dec 26
- Low
- $2.012
- Jan 25
- Against 2015
- Down −$0.415 (−15.8%)
- change in average
In 2016, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the New England. They averaged $2.213 a gallon, from a low of $2.012 on January 25, 2016 to a high of $2.543 on December 26, 2016.
The average was 15.8% below 2015’s $2.628.
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 2016
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 4 $2.133Jan 11 $2.103Jan 18 $2.052Jan 25 $2.012 | $2.075 |
| February | Feb 1 $2.014Feb 8 $2.021Feb 15 $2.044Feb 22 $2.043Feb 29 $2.034 | $2.031 |
| March | Mar 7 $2.039Mar 14 $2.061Mar 21 $2.070Mar 28 $2.068 | $2.060 |
| October | Oct 3 $2.236Oct 10 $2.286Oct 17 $2.317Oct 24 $2.328Oct 31 $2.334 | $2.300 |
| November | Nov 7 $2.336Nov 14 $2.334Nov 21 $2.336Nov 28 $2.355 | $2.340 |
| December | Dec 5 $2.443Dec 12 $2.471Dec 19 $2.518Dec 26 $2.543 | $2.494 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (New England series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New England, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.