New England Heating Oil Prices in 2020
26 EIA surveys, Jan 6, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020
Last updated
- Average
- $2.456
- High
- $3.033
- Jan 6
- Low
- $2.040
- Nov 2
- Against 2019
- Down −$0.569 (−18.8%)
- change in average
In 2020, EIA published 26 residential heating oil prices for the New England. They averaged $2.456 a gallon, from a low of $2.040 on November 2, 2020 to a high of $3.033 on January 6, 2020.
The average was 18.8% below 2019’s $3.025.
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 2020
| Month | Survey dates and prices | Month average |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jan 6 $3.033Jan 13 $3.015Jan 20 $2.989Jan 27 $2.908 | $2.986 |
| February | Feb 3 $2.855Feb 10 $2.833Feb 17 $2.822Feb 24 $2.808 | $2.830 |
| March | Mar 2 $2.738Mar 9 $2.665Mar 16 $2.503Mar 23 $2.383Mar 30 $2.355 | $2.529 |
| October | Oct 5 $2.046Oct 12 $2.046Oct 19 $2.048Oct 26 $2.048 | $2.047 |
| November | Nov 2 $2.040Nov 9 $2.061Nov 16 $2.099Nov 23 $2.123Nov 30 $2.192 | $2.103 |
| December | Dec 7 $2.226Dec 14 $2.277Dec 21 $2.356Dec 28 $2.382 | $2.310 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, weekly heating oil residential price table (New England series). Prices exclude taxes.
Heating oil — weekly New England, CSV (12 rows, from 2026-02-02 to 2026-10-19)
Columns: survey_date, area, fuel, price_usd_per_gallon_excl_taxes. Prices are residential, in dollars per gallon ($/gal), excluding taxes. Source: EIA.