New England Heating Oil Prices in 2018
27 EIA surveys, Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Last updated
- Average
- $3.169
- High
- $3.311
- Oct 22
- Low
- $3.026
- Mar 12
- Against 2017
- Up +$0.522 (+19.7%)
- change in average
In 2018, EIA published 27 residential heating oil prices for the New England. They averaged $3.169 a gallon, from a low of $3.026 on March 12, 2018 to a high of $3.311 on October 22, 2018.
The average was 19.7% above 2017’s $2.647.
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 2018
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 1 $3.037Jan 8 $3.159Jan 15 $3.195Jan 22 $3.201Jan 29 $3.200 | $3.158 |
| February | Feb 5 $3.172Feb 12 $3.104Feb 19 $3.071Feb 26 $3.066 | $3.103 |
| March | Mar 5 $3.046Mar 12 $3.026Mar 19 $3.027Mar 26 $3.065 | $3.041 |
| October | Oct 1 $3.207Oct 8 $3.276Oct 15 $3.289Oct 22 $3.311Oct 29 $3.309 | $3.278 |
| November | Nov 5 $3.291Nov 12 $3.291Nov 19 $3.263Nov 26 $3.225 | $3.267 |
| December | Dec 3 $3.187Dec 10 $3.174Dec 17 $3.165Dec 24 $3.120Dec 31 $3.094 | $3.148 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (New England series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New England, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.